wordiness

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)dɪnəs/ noun

The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words.

Word Origin Wordiness is built from 'word' plus the adjective suffix -y and noun suffix -ness — so it's the quality of being wordy. 'Word' itself comes from a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'speech', and the PIE root *were- 'to speak' also gives us verb (a word that conveys action) and proverb (a wise saying).

noun The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words. countable

The professor's lectures were often criticized for their wordiness, leaving students struggling to identify the key points.

(名词) 冗长;啰嗦;赘言;废话连篇 【冗赘】

这位教授的讲座常因冗长而受到批评,让学生难以抓住重点。

(sustantivo) verbosidad; ampulosidad; prolijidad; redundancia [El uso excesivo, a menudo innecesario, de palabras.]

Las clases del profesor solían ser criticadas por su verbosidad, lo que dejaba a los estudiantes luchando por identificar las ideas clave.

(nom) verbosité; prolixité; bavardage; redondance [Usage excessif et souvent inutile de mots, rendant le discours ou le texte confus et prolixe.]

Les cours du professeur étaient souvent critiqués pour leur wordiness, les étudiants peinant à en dégager l'essentiel.

(Substantiv) Weitschweifigkeit; Wortreichtum [Die übermäßige und oft unnötige Verwendung von Wörtern, die zu Weitschweifigkeit führt.]

Die Vorlesungen des Professors wurden wegen ihrer **wordiness** kritisiert – die Studenten hatten Mühe, die wichtigsten Punkte zu erkennen.

(名詞) 不必要に多くの言葉を用いること、冗長さ。

教授の講義は言葉の冗長さで批判されることが多く、学生は要点をつかむのに苦労していた。

(substantivo) prolixidade; verbosidade; circumlóquio; redundância [O uso excessivo e frequentemente desnecessário de palavras; prolixidade, verbosidade.]

As palestras do professor eram frequentemente criticadas por sua prolixidade, deixando os alunos com dificuldade para identificar os pontos principais.

Word parts: word + y + ness

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