prolixité

Definitions of prolixité
  1. noun
    boring verbosity
    synonyms: verbosité
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    type of:
    verbosité
    an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
  2. noun
    an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
    synonyms: verbosité
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    antonyms:
    concision
    a neatly short and concise expressive style
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    flux de paroles
    overabundance of words
    verbosité
    boring verbosity
    répétitivité
    verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions
    pléonasme
    using more words than necessary
    redondance
    repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
    type of:
    style
    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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