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