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Definitions for wordiness
wordi·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordinessnoun
boring verbosity
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wordinessnoun
The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words in a sentence.
Etymology: wordy + -ness
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wordiness
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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wordiness
Wordiness refers to the use of excessive words or complicated phrases in a piece of writing or speech, making it unnecessarily lengthy or complex. It often detracts from clarity and conciseness, and can result in a text that is difficult to understand or follow. Wordy text often includes redundant, unnecessary, or repetitive phrases or details.
Webster Dictionary
Wordinessnoun
the quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wordiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wordiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of wordiness in a Sentence
Trevanian from the novel "Shibumi":
It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse standard of living with quality of life, equal opportunity with institutionalized mediocrity, bravery with courage, machismo with manhood, liberty with freedom, wordiness with articulation, fun with pleasure - in short, all of the misconceptions common to those who assume that justice implies equality for all, rather than equality for equals.
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- palabreríaSpanish
- verbositéFrench
- verbosidadePortuguese
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