prolixness

Thân thiện

The professor's prolixness made the lecture seem endless.

Definition

Noun: * Prolixness: The quality or state of being tediously wordy; using more words than necessary, resulting in dullness or tediousness. It is a formal term for excessive and boring verbosity.

Usage

"Prolixness" is a formal, often critical noun used to describe a negative quality in speech or writing. It focuses on the tedious and wearisome effect created by unnecessary length and wordiness.

Examples

• The professor's prolixness made the two-hour lecture feel much longer.
• Editors often cut passages to eliminate prolixness and improve clarity.
• The main criticism of the report was its prolixness, which obscured the key findings.

Advanced Usage

• "The prolixness of": A common construction used to attribute wordiness to a specific source.
  • The prolixness of the legal document made it nearly impossible for a layperson to understand.

Variants and Related Words

• Prolix (adjective): Describing speech or writing that is tediously lengthy.
  • He gave a prolix explanation for a simple problem.
• Prolixity (noun): A direct synonym for "prolixness," used interchangeably.

Synonyms

• Verbosity
• Wordiness
• Long-windedness
• Diffuseness
• Garrulity (when referring specifically to speech)

Antonyms

• Conciseness
• Succinctness
• Brevity
• Terseness
• Laconicism

Học thuật

Noun

1. boring verbosity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prolixity
• windiness
• long-windedness
• wordiness