verbosity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
    verboseness.

WordNet

Ver*bos"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. verbositas: cf. F. verbosité.
Wordforms
plural Verbosities
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.
    The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and verbosity of his style. Jeffrey.

Webster 1913