Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbosity

/vɚˈbɑsəti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: ver-bosi-ty
IPA: /vɚˈbɑsəti/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With Christie's words about "all-talk-no-action" in mind, notice that Obama and his two secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, as well as his vice president, Joe Biden, were all senators, the last two serving for two or three decades, respectively. Not forgetting the ill-fated secretary of defense, Senator Chuck Hagel. Their capacity for talking so much and saying so little is astonishing. Their verbosity is unpalatable."

Etymology

From Middle French verbosité, from Late Latin verbōsitās. By surface analysis, verbose + -ity.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: verbosité, verbōsitās

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɚˈbɑsəti/
British English: /vəˈbɒsəti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

verbosities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

verbiage verbose word

Synonyms

long-windedness verboseness wordiness verbiage prolixity ambages circumlocution logorrhea logorrhoea overwordiness periphrase periphrasis

Antonyms

succinctness

Rhymes With

curiosity velocity generosity animosity viscosity atrocity luminosity ferocity monstrosity porosity religiosity hypervelocity

Questions

How do you pronounce verbosity?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɚˈbɑsəti/.
What does verbosity mean?: The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
Where does verbosity come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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