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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWordiness
/ˈwɜːr.di.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being verbose or using more words than necessary.
"The report was criticized for its wordiness, making it difficult to understand the main points." - 2
An instance of excessive use of words.
"The essay's wordiness detracted from its overall effectiveness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word 'wordy', originating from Old English 'wordig', combined with the suffix '-ness' denoting a state or quality. The term evolved to describe the stylistic fault of using more words than necessary to convey a meaning.
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장황함
Transliteration: janghwangham
"보고서의 장황함으로 인해 주요 요점을 이해하기 어려웠습니다."
Verbosité
Transliteration: vɛʁbɔzite
"La verbosité du rapport a rendu difficile la compréhension des points principaux."
冗長さ
Transliteration: じょうちょうさ
"報告書の冗長さが主なポイントを理解するのを難しくしました。"
Wortschwäche
Transliteration: ˈvɔʁtʃvɛçə
"Die Wortschwäche des Berichts machte es schwierig, die Hauptpunkte zu verstehen."
Verbositá
Transliteration: verboziˈta
"La verbosità del rapporto ha reso difficile comprendere i punti principali."
Verbosidad
Transliteration: beɾβosiˈðað
"La verbosidad del informe dificultó la comprensión de los puntos principales."
Verborragia
Transliteration: veʁboˈʁaʒiɐ
"A verborragia do relatório dificultou a compreensão dos pontos principais."
शब्दजाल
Transliteration: shabdjaal
"रिपोर्ट की शब्दजाल ने मुख्य बिंदुओं को समझना मुश्किल बना दिया।"
冗长
Transliteration: rǒngcháng
"报告的冗长使得理解主要观点变得困难。"
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