Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-bal-i-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or characteristic of consisting of words; that which consists simply of verbiage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Proficiency or fluency in the use of words.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For my own investigations of traditional logic lead irresistably to the conclusion that it is essentially an equivocation between psychology and verbality."
"In other words, to read a visual poem is to betray it; to restore it to verbality is to eliminate half of its meaning."
"Generally, high communicators were found to be: college majors in humanities or natural sciences, Jewish or Catholic persons, first-born or only children, and those high in verbality."

Etymology

From verbal + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: verbal

Usage

Inflected Forms

verbalities (plural)

Questions

What does verbality mean?: The state or characteristic of consisting of words; that which consists simply of verbiage.
Where does verbality come from?: From verbal + -ity.

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