Verbiage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

overabundance of words

the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɜːbɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɜːbɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɜːbɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɜːbɪdʒ/.

Examples

use concise military verbiage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wording phrasing phraseology choice of words diction verbalism

Parts of Speech

noun	overabundance of words
noun	the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton “use concise military verbiage”

Word Forms

word	verb	put into words or an expression
phrase	verb	put into words or an expression

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wortschatz

Überfluss an Wörtern

🇪🇸Spanish

verbosidad

exceso de palabras

🇮🇹Italian

verbosità

sovrabbondanza di parole

🇳🇱Dutch

woordenstroom

overvloed aan woorden

🇵🇹Portuguese

palavreado

superabundância de palavras

🇷🇺Russian

словоблудие

переизбыток слов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शब्दाडंबर

शब्दों की अधिकता

🇮🇳Tamil

வினைச்சொல்

வார்த்தைகளின் அதிகப்படியான

🇮🇳Telugu

పదజాలం

పదాల మితిమీరిన

🇮🇳Marathi

शब्दप्रयोग

शब्दांचा अतिरेक

🇮🇳Gujarati

શબ્દશઃ

શબ્દોની વિપુલતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾತಿನ ಮಾತು

ಪದಗಳ ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാചാടോപം

വാക്കുകളുടെ ആധിക്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀ

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਹੁਤਾਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

زبانی

الفاظ کی کثرت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

废话

言语过多

🇯🇵Japanese

言葉遣い

言葉の多さ

🇰🇷Korean

말씨

단어의 과잉

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói dài dòng

sự dư thừa của từ

🇹🇭Thai

การใช้คำฟุ่มเฟือย

คำพูดที่มากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertele-tele

kata-kata yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

kasabihan

labis na kasaganaan ng mga salita

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إسهاب

كثرة الكلمات

🇮🇷Persian

پرحرفی

فراوانی کلمات

🇹🇷Turkish

şişirme

kelimelerin fazlalığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִבּוּב דְבָרִים

שפע של מילים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'verbiage'?

The primary meaning of 'verbiage' is 'overabundance of words'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'verbiage' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'verbiage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'verbiage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'verbiage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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