windiness
/'windinis/
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Definition
- 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
- boring verbosity
- a mildly windy state of the air