Definition of verbosity Verbosity

ver•bos•i•ty

We found 4 definitions of verbosity from 4 different sources.

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What does verbosity mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
  verboseness
  terseness a neatly short and concise expressive style
  expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
  verbalism, verbiage overabundance of words
  long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, wordiness, windiness boring verbosity
  ambage, periphrasis, circumlocution an indirect way of expressing something
  repetitiousness, repetitiveness verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
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  • verbosity (n.)
    The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.

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