long-windedness

Definitions

The quality of being tediously lengthy in speech or writing.

The tendency to use more words than necessary to express an idea.

Examples

The professor's long-windedness caused many students to lose focus during the lecture.

I struggled to follow the author's argument due to the excessive long-windedness of the opening chapter.

Synonyms

verbosity prolixity wordiness loquacity garrulity rambling diffuseness

Antonyms

conciseness brevity succinctness terseness pithiness economy of language laconicism