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Wordiness meaning

The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words.

Synonyms of Wordiness

prolixity prolixness windiness long-windedness verboseness verbosity

Related words

Other words often associated with Wordiness or its synonyms:

style terseness storminess

Using Wordiness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words.
  • Useful related words include: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness.
  • In the example corpus, wordiness often appears in combinations such as: the wordiness.

Context around Wordiness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

note 1×

Sentence patterns with Wordiness

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

association of wordiness with bureaucracy 1× by the wordiness that says 1× klump s wordiness note how 1× quickly without wordiness or wasted 1× the wordiness and sheer 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an in line 1× background the association 1× in contrast to 1× the wordiness and 1× you can tell 1×

Common sentence endings:

a long history 1× in the car 1× nothing of substance 1× of this conversation 1× traditional carriage return 1×

Words around Wordiness

Just before it in the word index:

wordie 3 wordfest 2 worden 49 worded 134 worde 2 word 11.250

Just after it in the word index:

wording 294 wordings 9 wordle 53 wordlers 4 wordless 29 wordlessly 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Wordiness

  • In this selection, "wordiness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, note stand out and add context to how "wordiness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include association of wordiness with bureaucracy and by the wordiness that says. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wordiness" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wordiness

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

Background The association of wordiness with bureaucracy has a long history. (11 words)

You can tell by the wordiness that says absolutely nothing of substance. (12 words)

The wordiness and sheer amount of dialogue was impressive, as the first act hinges on the delivery of this conversation. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

An in-line sign-off with a hyphen is a streamlined method for signing off quickly without wordiness or wasted space, all while staying within the body of the message (and instead of using a traditional carriage return). (38 words)

In contrast to Sclubb and his associate Klump’s wordiness, note how terse and telegraphic Hartigan’s voiceover is when we are first introduced to him in the car. (29 words)

The wordiness and sheer amount of dialogue was impressive, as the first act hinges on the delivery of this conversation. (20 words)

Example sentences (5)

An in-line sign-off with a hyphen is a streamlined method for signing off quickly without wordiness or wasted space, all while staying within the body of the message (and instead of using a traditional carriage return).

You can tell by the wordiness that says absolutely nothing of substance.

In contrast to Sclubb and his associate Klump’s wordiness, note how terse and telegraphic Hartigan’s voiceover is when we are first introduced to him in the car.

The wordiness and sheer amount of dialogue was impressive, as the first act hinges on the delivery of this conversation.

Background The association of wordiness with bureaucracy has a long history.

Common combinations with wordiness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wordiness" in a sentence?
An example: "An in-line sign-off with a hyphen is a streamlined method for signing off quickly without wordiness or wasted space, all while staying within the body of the message (and instead of using a traditional carriage return)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "wordiness" from authentic English texts.
What does "wordiness" mean?
Wordiness means: The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words.
What are synonyms of "wordiness"?
Common synonyms of "wordiness" include: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, verboseness, verbosity.
How many example sentences with "wordiness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "wordiness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.