wordiness

/'wə:dinis/

Thân thiện

The professor warned against wordiness in academic writing.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality of using more words than needed; verbosity; long-windedness: The state or characteristic of being excessively wordy, using more words than necessary to express an idea, often resulting in dull or tedious communication.

Examples of Usage

• The professor's feedback on the essay highlighted its wordiness and suggested removing redundant phrases.
• Many government documents are criticized for their wordiness and lack of clarity.
• Effective editors are skilled at eliminating wordiness to make text more concise and powerful.

Advanced Usage

• "The wordiness of the legal text made it difficult for a layperson to understand." (Here, is presented as an inherent, problematic quality of the text itself.)
• "A tendency toward wordiness is a common issue in first drafts." (This usage presents as a habitual characteristic of a writer or a phase in the writing process.)

Variants and Related Words

• Wordy (adj): Using or expressed in too many words.
  • A wordy explanation.
• Verbosity (n): The quality of using more words than needed; synonymous with but can sometimes imply a more formal or pompous style.
• Prolixity (n): Extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length in speech or writing.

Synonyms

• Verbosity
• Long-windedness
• Prolixity
• Redundancy
• Circumlocution (using many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive)

Antonyms

• Conciseness
• Succinctness
• Brevity
• Terseness
• Pithiness

Học thuật

Noun

1. boring verbosity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prolixity
• prolixness
• windiness
• long-windedness