verbosity
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/vəˈbɒsəti/
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/vəˈbɒsəti/ · /vɚˈbɑsəti/
Definition of verbosity
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
“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.”
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Etymology
From Middle French verbosité, from Late Latin verbōsitās. By surface analysis, verbose + -ity.
Words you can make from verbosity
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Best play brevity 15 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
33 words- VERITY 12 pts
- VESTRY 12 pts
- BEVORS 11 pts
- OBVERT 11 pts
- OYSTER 9 pts
- RIVETS 9 pts
- SOVIET 9 pts
- STIVER 9 pts
- STOREY 9 pts
- STOVER 9 pts
- STRIVE 9 pts
- STROVE 9 pts
- TOYERS 9 pts
- TROVES 9 pts
- VERIST 9 pts
- VIREOS 9 pts
- VOTERS 9 pts
- BESTIR 8 pts
- BISTER 8 pts
- BISTRE 8 pts
- BISTRO 8 pts
- BITERS 8 pts
- BOITES 8 pts
- ORBITS 8 pts
- RIBOSE 8 pts
- SOBEIT 8 pts
- SORBET 8 pts
- STROBE 8 pts
- TOBIES 8 pts
- TRIBES 8 pts
- SORTIE 6 pts
- TORIES 6 pts
- TRIOSE 6 pts
5-letter words
78 words- IVORY 11 pts
- BEVOR 10 pts
- BITSY 10 pts
- BORTY 10 pts
- BROEY 10 pts
- BROSY 10 pts
- BYRES 10 pts
- BYTES 10 pts
- OBEYS 10 pts
- VERBS 10 pts
- VIBES 10 pts
- OVERS 8 pts
- OVERT 8 pts
- OYERS 8 pts
- RIVES 8 pts
- RIVET 8 pts
- ROVES 8 pts
- RYOTS 8 pts
- SERVO 8 pts
- SIVER 8 pts
- STORY 8 pts
- STOVE 8 pts
- STROY 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- TREYS 8 pts
- TROVE 8 pts
- TROYS 8 pts
- TYERS 8 pts
- TYRES 8 pts
- TYROS 8 pts
- VERSO 8 pts
- VERST 8 pts
- VERTS 8 pts
- VIERS 8 pts
- VIREO 8 pts
- VIRES 8 pts
- VISOR 8 pts
- VOTER 8 pts
- VOTES 8 pts
- YETIS 8 pts
- YORES 8 pts
- BESOT 7 pts
- BIERS 7 pts
- BIROS 7 pts
- BIRSE 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- BITES 7 pts
- BOITE 7 pts
- BORES 7 pts
- BORTS 7 pts
- BRIES 7 pts
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- BRITS 7 pts
- BROSE 7 pts
- OBITS 7 pts
- ORBIT 7 pts
- RIBES 7 pts
- ROBES 7 pts
- SOBER 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- ROSET 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTES 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- STORE 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TORES 5 pts
- TORSE 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
- TRIOS 5 pts
- TROIS 5 pts
4-letter words
83 words- BEVY 12 pts
- TIVY 10 pts
- BEYS 9 pts
- BOYS 9 pts
- BYES 9 pts
- BYRE 9 pts
- BYTE 9 pts
- OBEY 9 pts
- ORBY 9 pts
- SYBO 9 pts
- TOBY 9 pts
- OVER 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- OYES 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- ROSY 7 pts
- ROVE 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- STEY 7 pts
- STYE 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TOYS 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- BEST 6 pts
- BETS 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BIOS 6 pts
- BIRO 6 pts
- BISE 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- BOTS 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIO 6 pts
- BRIS 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- BROS 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- OBIS 6 pts
- OBIT 6 pts
- ORBS 6 pts
- REBS 6 pts
- RIBS 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- ROBS 6 pts
- SORB 6 pts
- STOB 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
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