English noun: verbosity | |||
1. | verbosity (communication) an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words | ||
Synonyms | verboseness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expressive style, style | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ambage, circumlocution, long-windedness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, prolixness, repetitiousness, repetitiveness, verbalism, verbiage, windiness, wordiness | ||
Antonyms | terseness | ||