verbosity
English
/vəˈbɒsəti/, /vɚˈbɑsəti/
noun
Definitions
- The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long-windedness
Etymology
Suffix from English verbose derived from Middle French verbosité derived from Latin verbositas, verbosus.
Origin
Latin
verbosus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonverbose English
- oververbose English
- unverbose English
- verbose English
- verbosely English
- verboseness English
- verbositas Latin
- verbosus Latin
- verbum Latin
- verboso Italian
- verboso Spanish, Castilian
- *werdʰh₁o- Proto-Indo-European
- verboso Portuguese
- verbosité Middle French