Associations to the word «Verbosity»

Wiktionary

VERBOSITY, noun. The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long-windedness

Dictionary definition

VERBOSITY, noun. An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats