verbosity
/vɜːˈbɒsəti/noun
उच्चारण वर्बॉसटी
शब्दाडंबर, वाचालता
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the quality of using more words than are needed
शब्दाडंबर, वाचालता
- The essay lost marks for verbosity.
- Examiners often penalise verbosity because answers should be to the point.
- The editor cut the article's verbosity by half.
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- Verbosity can hide the main point of your answer.
- His verbosity made the meeting twice as long as it needed to be.
Synonyms wordiness long-windedness prolixity garrulousness loquacity
Opposite conciseness brevity succinctness terseness
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ver·bos·i·ty
With -bos- (not 'verbocity'); the adjective verbose.
बीच में -bos- ('verbocity' गलत है); adjective verbose।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Brevity is the soul of wit' (Shakespeare).
उक्ति 'Brevity is the soul of wit' (Shakespeare)।
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Using more words than needed is verbosity, prolixity or tautology (saying the same thing twice); speaking a lot, especially about unimportant things, is garrulity or loquacity.
ज़रूरत से अधिक शब्दों का प्रयोग verbosity, prolixity या tautology (एक बात दो बार कहना); विशेषकर बेकार बातों पर बहुत बोलना garrulity या loquacity।