verbosity

Definitions

The quality of using more words than are needed.

An excessive use of words; wordiness.

Examples

The professor's constant verbosity made it difficult for the students to identify the core concepts of the lecture.

I edited the report to remove unnecessary verbosity and improve its overall clarity.

Synonyms

wordiness loquacity garrulity prolixity long-windedness volubility diffuseness

Antonyms

conciseness brevity succinctness terseness pithiness laconicism economy of language