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verbiage vs verbosity

verbosity vs verbiage

verbiage and verbosity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
verbiage Yes No No No
verbosity Yes No No No
As nouns, verbosity is a hypernym of verbiage; that is, verbosity is a word with a broader meaning than verbiage:
  • verbiage: overabundance of words
  • verbosity: an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
Other hypernyms of verbiage include verboseness.
verbiage (noun) verbosity (noun)
the manner in which something is expressed in words an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
overabundance of words
Difference between verbiage and verbosity

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