wordiness

Meanings

• Adjective

  The quality of being wordy or using an excessive amount of words.

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Variants

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wordier , wordiest , wordily , wordiness , wordinesses , wordy

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Etymology

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From Old French 'verdun' meaning 'long speech' or 'discourse'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which means 'a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles'.

2. Wordiness is not just a problem in English. Many other languages have their own words for excessive verbosity, such as 'babblers' in Dutch or 'logorrhea' in medical terminology.

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Related Concepts

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1. Verbosity: Excessive use of words or lengthy speech.

2. Euphemism: The use of indirect language to describe something, often for euphemistic or polite reasons.

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Culture

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Wordiness is often used in criticism of writing or speech that is unnecessarily long-winded or verbose.

How to Memorize "wordiness"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person giving a long, drawn-out speech. Imagine the audience becoming increasingly bored and restless.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wordiness' with 'long-winded' or 'verbose'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'Words are like water, too much can drown' to remember the meaning of 'wordiness'.

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