verbosityn.

Brit.

/və(ː)ˈbɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/vərˈbɑsədi/

Forms: 1500s verbosite, 1500s verbositee, 1500s–1600s verbositie, 1600s– verbosity.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French verbosité; Latin verbositas.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French (French) verbosité the quality of being verbose (c1495), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin verbositas extensive use of words, wordiness (4th cent.) < classical Latin verbōsus verbose adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).Compare Spanish verbosidad (1561), Portuguese verbosidade (1686), Italian verbosità (14th cent.).

1. The state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness, prolixity.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > verbosity

multiplicationa1500

surplusage1534

verbosity1541

wordishness1657

wordiness1680

verboseness1695

verbiagea1721

verbage1742

palaverment1816

tootling1821

tootle1883

1541 R. Whitford Dyuers Holy Instrucyons & Teachynges f. 55 Verbosite, clateryng, and talkynge, the vse, and custum of many wordes or muche speche.

1542 N. Udall in tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 74^v (margin) Diogenes noted Plato of unmesurable verbositee.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. i. 16 He draweth out the thred of his verbositie, finer then the staple of his argument.

a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters (1636) 29 Seeking the like occasions of pratling and verbosity.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης ix. 76 It were an endless work to walk side by side with the Verbosity of this Chapter.

1738 Ramble through London 6 He with surprizing Verbosity boasted of the fine Qualities of a Race-Horse he kept in his Prosperity.

1781 F. Burney Let. June in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 369 He gave his opinion..with an emptyness & verbosity that rendered the whole dispute..ridiculous.

1837 H. Hallam Hist. Lit. i. ii. §31. 154 Vitello,..avoiding the tediousness of Arabian verbosity, is far more readable..than Alhazen.

1898 J. E. C. Bodley France II. iii. iv. 197 A high standard of style is a check on rash verbosity.

1935 C. Brooks Jrnl. 11 June (1998) 116 Verbosity doesn't come from excess of mental energy, but from lack of it.

2011 Times 7 Feb. (Game section) 15/3 He talked a lot but said little, combining verbosity and vacuity.

2. As a count noun. An instance of being verbose; an excessively wordy or elaborate passage, phrase, etc. Usually in plural.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > verbosity > instance of

verbosity1610

verbalism1810

waffle1937

1610 T. Morton Encounter against M. Parsons ii. i. 17 I am almost tired with his verbosities, and verball skirmishes.

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xvi. 151 These Verbosities do emasculate the Understanding; and render it slight and frivolous.

1768 J. G. Smith tr. John Charles May's Commerc.-lett. xvii. 66 Let me hear no more of your promises, affirmations and braging [sic]. All these verbosities do not profit me a shilling.

1857 New Amer. Cyclopædia I. 364/2 The style is..generally clear, though not free from occasional verbosities and perplexities.

1954 M. Sontheimer in C. Howard Guide Successful Mag. Writing Introd. 5 He may..edit his manuscript a dozen times until every verbosity is removed.

2008 Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 Aug. 13 Mocking and correcting verbosities and all other superfluous embellishments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	verbosity
释义	verbosityn. Brit. /və(ː)ˈbɒsᵻti/, U.S. /vərˈbɑsədi/ Forms: 1500s verbosite, 1500s verbositee, 1500s–1600s verbositie, 1600s– verbosity. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French verbosité; Latin verbositas. Etymology: < (i) Middle French (French) verbosité the quality of being verbose (c1495), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin verbositas extensive use of words, wordiness (4th cent.) < classical Latin verbōsus verbose adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).Compare Spanish verbosidad (1561), Portuguese verbosidade (1686), Italian verbosità (14th cent.). 1. The state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness, prolixity. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > verbosity multiplicationa1500 surplusage1534 verbosity1541 wordishness1657 wordiness1680 verboseness1695 verbiagea1721 verbage1742 palaverment1816 tootling1821 tootle1883 1541 R. Whitford Dyuers Holy Instrucyons & Teachynges f. 55 Verbosite, clateryng, and talkynge, the vse, and custum of many wordes or muche speche. 1542 N. Udall in tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 74^v (margin) Diogenes noted Plato of unmesurable verbositee. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. i. 16 He draweth out the thred of his verbositie, finer then the staple of his argument. View more context for this quotation a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters (1636) 29 Seeking the like occasions of pratling and verbosity. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης ix. 76 It were an endless work to walk side by side with the Verbosity of this Chapter. 1738 Ramble through London 6 He with surprizing Verbosity boasted of the fine Qualities of a Race-Horse he kept in his Prosperity. 1781 F. Burney Let. June in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 369 He gave his opinion..with an emptyness & verbosity that rendered the whole dispute..ridiculous. 1837 H. Hallam Hist. Lit. i. ii. §31. 154 Vitello,..avoiding the tediousness of Arabian verbosity, is far more readable..than Alhazen. 1898 J. E. C. Bodley France II. iii. iv. 197 A high standard of style is a check on rash verbosity. 1935 C. Brooks Jrnl. 11 June (1998) 116 Verbosity doesn't come from excess of mental energy, but from lack of it. 2011 Times 7 Feb. (Game section) 15/3 He talked a lot but said little, combining verbosity and vacuity. 2. As a count noun. An instance of being verbose; an excessively wordy or elaborate passage, phrase, etc. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > verbosity > instance of verbosity1610 verbalism1810 waffle1937 1610 T. Morton Encounter against M. Parsons ii. i. 17 I am almost tired with his verbosities, and verball skirmishes. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xvi. 151 These Verbosities do emasculate the Understanding; and render it slight and frivolous. 1768 J. G. Smith tr. John Charles May's Commerc.-lett. xvii. 66 Let me hear no more of your promises, affirmations and braging [sic]. All these verbosities do not profit me a shilling. 1857 New Amer. Cyclopædia I. 364/2 The style is..generally clear, though not free from occasional verbosities and perplexities. 1954 M. Sontheimer in C. Howard Guide Successful Mag. Writing Introd. 5 He may..edit his manuscript a dozen times until every verbosity is removed. 2008 Evening Standard (Nexis) 22 Aug. 13 Mocking and correcting verbosities and all other superfluous embellishments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1541
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