Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being tediously wordy or verbose: The state of using more words than necessary, often resulting in boring or unclear communication.
   • The state of having wind or being windy: The condition of the air characterized by the presence or movement of wind.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Verbosity):
  • The windiness of the professor's lecture made it difficult to follow the main point.
  • He edited the report to remove its unnecessary windiness.
• Noun (Weather Condition):
  • The windiness today makes it feel much colder than the actual temperature.
  • We postponed the picnic due to the extreme windiness forecast for the afternoon.

Advanced Usage

• "the windiness of the prose": used to critique writing that is overly long and inflated.
  • Critics pointed out the windiness of the novel's descriptive passages.
• "to complain about the windiness": a common phrase when discussing unpleasant weather.
  • Sailors often complain about the windiness in this channel.

Variants and Related Words

• Windy (adj):
  • Characterized by or exposed to wind. Example: a windy hilltop.
  • Using or containing an excess of words. Example: a windy speaker.
• Long-windedness (n): A close synonym for the verbose meaning of windiness.
  • His long-windedness is famous among his colleagues.

Synonyms

• Verbosity: The quality of using more words than needed.
• Prolixity: Tedious and lengthy speech or writing.
• Breeziness: A lighter synonym for the weather-related meaning, implying a pleasant, fresh wind.

Related Phrases

• Full of hot air: (Idiom) Describing someone who talks a lot but says little of substance, closely related to the verbose meaning.
  • Don't listen to him; he's just full of hot air.
• Gusty conditions: A phrase describing the weather-related aspect of windiness.
  • Gusty conditions are expected along the coast.

Noun

1. boring verbosity
2. a mildly windy state of the air