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Added 9 October 2026

verbosity

/vəˈbɒsəti/ noun

Latin root: verbōsitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about verbosity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words.

Origin

From Middle French verbosité, from Late Latin verbōsitās. By surface analysis, verbose + -ity.

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