verbosity
pronunciation
How to pronounce verbosity in British English:
UK [vɜ:'bɒsətɪ]
How to pronounce verbosity in American English:
US [ vəˈbɑsətɪ]
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- Noun:
- an expressive style that uses excessive words
Word Origin
- verbosity (n.)
- 1540s, from French verbosité (16c.) or directly from Late Latin verbositas, from Latin verbosus (see verbose).
Example
- 1. History and french were his degree subjects , and his verbosity in french a source of pride .
- 2. In displaying this letter in such a prominent place , my colleague was seeking to amuse his visitors with its indian-english verbosity .
- 3. While this is hardly a desirable trait , a bit of verbosity can come in handy from time to time .
- 4. Another motivation is to reduce the verbosity of inner classes , which are currently the closest way to get this effect .