verbosity

UK: /vɜːˈbɒsɪtɪ/ US: /vərˈbɑsɪti/ ,(vər bos′i tē)

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ver•bos•i•ty  (vər bos′i tē), n. 

1. the state or quality of being verbose;
   superfluity of words;
   wordiness:
   His speeches were always marred by verbosity.

• Late Latin verbōsitās. See verbose, -ity
• 1535–45

Synonyms

prolixity, redundancy, turgidity.

Antonyms

terseness, pithiness.

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ver•bose /vɚˈboʊs/   adj. 

1. expressed in or characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy:
   a verbose report; a verbose speaker.

ver•bos•i•ty /vərˈbɑsɪti/  n. [uncountable] See -verb-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ver•bose  (vər bōs′), adj. 

1. characterized by the use of many or too many words;
   wordy:
   a verbose report.

• Latin verbōsus, equivalent. to verb(um) word + -ōsus -ose¹
• 1665–75

ver•bose′ly, adv. 
ver•bose′ness, n. 
Synonyms

prolix; tedious, inflated, turgid; voluble, talkative, loquacious. See bombastic. 

Antonyms

laconic.