wordage

word·age

noun \ˈwər-dij\

Definition of WORDAGE

1

a : words b : verbiage 1

2

: the number or quantity of words

3

: wording

Examples of WORDAGE

1. <somewhere, lost within all that wordage, is a modestly worthwhile idea>

First Known Use of WORDAGE

1829

Related to WORDAGE

Synonyms: circumlocution, diffuseness, diffusion, garrulity, garrulousness, logorrhea, long-windedness, periphrasis, prolixity, redundancy, verbalism, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, verbiage, wordiness

Related Words: circuitousness, circularity, digressiveness; pleonasm, tautology; reiteration, repetition, repetitiousness, repetitiveness; embellishment, embroidering, exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement

Near Antonyms: brevity, briefness, compactness, conciseness, concision, crispness, pithiness, succinctness, terseness

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