verbosidad

Definitions of verbosidad
  1. noun
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
    synonyms: dicción, fraseología, palabrería, términos
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    types:
    verbalización
    the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization
    type of:
    expresión
    the style of expressing yourself
  2. noun
    an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
    synonyms: facundia
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    antonyms:
    laconismo
    a neatly short and concise expressive style
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    palabrería
    overabundance of words
    prolijidad
    boring verbosity
    circunlocución, perífrasis
    a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
    repetitividad
    verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
    pleonasmo
    using more words than necessary
    turgencia
    pompously embellished language
    exceso, superfluidad
    repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
    tautología
    useless repetition
    type of:
    estilo
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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