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On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Verbosity. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as style or terseness and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Verbosity in a sentence

Verbosity meaning

The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.

Synonyms of Verbosity

verboseness expressive style style terseness

Related words

Other words often associated with Verbosity or its synonyms:

communication variety elan kind property mode panache form dash fashion manner flair

Using Verbosity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
  • Useful related words include: verboseness, expressive style, style, terseness.
  • In the example corpus, verbosity often appears in combinations such as: for verbosity.

Context around Verbosity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

obsessive 1×

Often after:

unnecessary 1×

Sentence patterns with Verbosity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

criticized for verbosity and complexity 1× from the verbosity of the 1× is obsessive verbosity 1× makes this verbosity unnecessary 1× penchant for verbosity 1× redundancy and verbosity in his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a different but 1× c includes another 1× criticism xml and 1× himself influenced by 1× this may account 1×

Common sentence endings:

in his works 1× is obsessive verbosity 1× of the page 1× penchant for verbosity 1× this verbosity unnecessary 1× verbosity and complexity 1×

Words around Verbosity

Just before it in the word index:

verbose 23 verboon 2 verbobonc 2 verbinski 7 verbier 12 verbiage 25

Just after it in the word index:

verboten 14 verbotene 3 verbotim 2 verbove 2 verbruggen 17 verbs 376

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Verbosity

  • In this selection, "verbosity" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, obsessive and unnecessary stand out and add context to how "verbosity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include criticized for verbosity and complexity and from the verbosity of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "verbosity" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with verbosity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

C++ includes another construct that makes this verbosity unnecessary. (9 words)

A different but common way to say this is "obsessive verbosity". (11 words)

Criticism XML and its extensions have regularly been criticized for verbosity and complexity. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Himself influenced by Italian neorealism, Bimal Roy was a mentor to both Mukherjee and Gulzar, and from him, one can guess, they may have learnt the tricky art of spotting cinematic potential from the verbosity of the page. (38 words)

To those not attuned to China’s political discourse, this may not sound significant – aside perhaps from illustrating the Chinese Communist Party’s penchant for verbosity. (26 words)

This may account for some of the technical faults—redundancy and verbosity—in his works. (15 words)

Example sentences (6)

Himself influenced by Italian neorealism, Bimal Roy was a mentor to both Mukherjee and Gulzar, and from him, one can guess, they may have learnt the tricky art of spotting cinematic potential from the verbosity of the page.

To those not attuned to China’s political discourse, this may not sound significant – aside perhaps from illustrating the Chinese Communist Party’s penchant for verbosity.

A different but common way to say this is "obsessive verbosity".

C++ includes another construct that makes this verbosity unnecessary.

Criticism XML and its extensions have regularly been criticized for verbosity and complexity.

This may account for some of the technical faults—redundancy and verbosity—in his works.

Common combinations with verbosity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "verbosity" in a sentence?
An example: "Himself influenced by Italian neorealism, Bimal Roy was a mentor to both Mukherjee and Gulzar, and from him, one can guess, they may have learnt the tricky art of spotting cinematic potential from the verbosity of the page." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "verbosity" from authentic English texts.
What does "verbosity" mean?
Verbosity means: The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.
What are synonyms of "verbosity"?
Common synonyms of "verbosity" include: verboseness, expressive style, style, terseness.
How many example sentences with "verbosity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "verbosity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.