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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLong-Windedness
/lɔːŋˈwɪndɪdnəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being verbose or excessively lengthy in speech or writing.
"The professor's long-windedness made it difficult for students to stay engaged during the lecture." - 2
A tendency to use more words than necessary to express an idea.
"Her long-windedness in emails often led to confusion among her colleagues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'long-windedness' combines 'long', from Old English 'lang', meaning 'great in length', and 'wind', from Old English 'windan', meaning 'to twist or turn'. The suffix '-ness' denotes a state or quality, thus 'long-windedness' refers to the quality of being lengthy in speech or writing, often to the point of being tedious.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Long-Windedness" is said worldwide
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longueur de discours
Transliteration: lɔ̃ɡœʁ də disku
"Sa longueur de discours a ennuyé l'auditoire."
Langatmigkeit
Transliteration: laŋˈaːtmɪçkaɪt
"Seine Langatmigkeit machte die Präsentation langweilig."
lunghezza di discorso
Transliteration: lunɡˈɛttsa di diˈskorso
"La lunghezza di discorso del relatore ha reso difficile seguire."
extensión del discurso
Transliteration: eksˈtensjon del disˈkuɾso
"La extensión del discurso fue demasiado larga para el público."
extensão do discurso
Transliteration: eksˈtẽsɐ̃w du disˈkuʁsu
"A extensão do discurso foi cansativa para os ouvintes."
लंबी बात करना
Transliteration: lambī bāt karnā
"उसकी लंबी बात करना सुनने में उबाऊ था।"
冗长
Transliteration: rǒngcháng
"他的发言冗长而乏味。"
장황함
Transliteration: janghwangham
"그의 장황함은 청중을 지루하게 만들었다."
冗長さ
Transliteration: jōchōsa
"彼の冗長さは聴衆を退屈させた。"
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