verboseness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

Synonyms

verbosity

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
expressive style
Narrower (hyponyms)
repetitiveness, pleonasm, verbiage, circumlocution, prolixity
Opposite (antonyms)
terseness

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