Verbositas

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A style of expression that is characterized by excessive verbosity or wordiness in speech or writing
2. A tendency to use more words than necessary, often leading to redundancy and a lack of clarity
3. The quality of being overly long-winded, which can obscure meaning and distract from the main point

Etymology: "Verbositas" is a Latin noun, formed from "verbosus," meaning "full of words," which in turn comes from "verbum," "word." The suffix "-osus" turns a noun into an adjective meaning "full of" the noun, so "verbosus" literally means "wordy" or "full of words." Adding "-itas" creates an abstract noun meaning the quality or state of that fullness, so "verbositas" is the condition of being wordy. English took the word as "verbosity" in the early 1600s, and it kept the same plain sense: excess of words. The English adjective "verbose" arrived from the same Latin root, and "verbum" also gave English "verb," the part of speech that is the core of a sentence.