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verbosity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | verboseness |
| Type of | expressive style, style |
| Has types | long-windedness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, prolixness, repetitiousness, repetitiveness, verbalism, verbiage, windiness, ambage, wordiness, circumlocution |
| Derivation | verbose |
Examples of verbosity
verbosity
Maybe not the budget one but I know I have let my brevity slip aside for verbosity.
From the badlanguage.net
There are no huge dollopes of verbosity but it is told in a simple and natural way.
From the ealingtimes.co.uk
Their guitarist and brains, Pete Townshend, had an inclination for verbosity.
From the omaha.com
Frankly I suspect that Holt and Orr simply mistake verbosity for profundity.
From the scienceblogs.com
It found that verbosity can lead to misunderstandings that could cost lives.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As Adam Bosworth once said about XML, its alleged verbosity is trumped by Moore's Law.
From the techcrunch.com
Even by Senate standards, the provision was a triumph of devious verbosity.
From the time.com
I think that the words on paper capture the odd verbosity of the thing.
From the economist.com
However, extreme verbosity in variable names can also lead to less comprehensible code.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Verboseness: an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
- (verbose) long-winded: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
- Prolixity (from Latin prolixus, "extended"; also called wordiness, verbosity and garrulousness) in language refers to speech or writing which uses an excess of words. Adjectival forms include prolix, wordy, verbose, and garrulous.
- The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long-windedness
- (verbose) Abounding in words, containing more words than necessary. Long winded, or windy; Producing unusually detailed output for diagnostic purposes
- (verbose) An optional mode when running a program that will display varying levels of status messages as it is processing.
- (Verbose) Forum format which displays the entire text of each post in the message board.
- (verbose) Print filenames as they are processed.
