Definitions for Verbosity
-ˈbɒs ɪ tiver·bosi·ty

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1. verboseness, verbositynoun

   an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

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1. verbositynoun

   The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long-windedness

2. Etymology: verbose + -ity; confer Late Latin verbositas, from (Classical) Latin verbosus, from verbum "the word"

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1. Verbosity

   Verbosity or verboseness is speech or writing that uses more words than necessary. The opposite of verbosity is plain language. Some teachers, including the author of The Elements of Style, warn against verbosity; similarly Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway, among others, famously avoid it. Synonyms include wordiness, verbiage, prolixity, grandiloquence, garrulousness, expatiation, logorrhea, sesquipedalianism, and overwriting.

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1. verbosity

   Verbosity is the quality of using more words than necessary to convey a message; it refers to a style of communication that is wordy, lengthy, or overly detailed. It can also refer to the tendency of an individual to speak or write in such a manner.

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1. Verbositynoun

   the quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage

2. Etymology: [L. verbositas: cf. F. verbosit.]

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1. Verbosity

   Verbosity refers to speech or writing which is deemed to use an excess of words. Adjectival forms are verbose, wordy, prolix and garrulous. Examples are the expressions "in the vicinity of" and "in order to". The opposite of verbosity is succinctness that can be found in plain language and laconism.

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1. • Expressive Style

How to pronounce Verbosity?

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   Daniel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Verbosity in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Verbosity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Verbosity in a Sentence

1. Moralia:

   Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.

2. Moralia:

   Do not fight verbosity with words speech is given to all, intelligence to few.

3. Dan Quayle:

   Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.

4. William Shakespeare:

   He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Verbosity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Verbosity
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbosity
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Verbosity
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Verbosity