verbiage

ver·bi·age  (vûrb-j, -bj)

n.

1. An excess of words for the purpose; wordiness.

2. The manner in which something is expressed in words: software verbiage.

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[French, from Old French verbier, to chatter, from verbe, word, from Latin verbum; see verb.]

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verbiage [ˈvɜːbɪɪdʒ]

n

1. the excessive and often meaningless use of words; verbosity

2. Rare diction; wording

[from French, from Old French verbier to chatter, from verbe word, from Latin verbum]

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verbiage

wordiness or prolixity; an excess of words.

See also: Language

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Verbiage a large number or overuse of words, 1721.

Examples: verbiage of the parlour fireside, 1814; of pleadings, 1787; of words, 1721.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	verbiage - overabundance of words verbalism verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
	2.	verbiage - the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton choice of words, phraseology, wording, phrasing, diction formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" mot juste - the appropriate word or expression verbalisation, verbalization - the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization

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verbiage

noun verbosity, repetition, tautology, redundancy, circumlocution, prolixity, periphrasis, pleonasm His writing is full of pretentious and self-indulgent verbiage.

Translations

verbiage [ˈvɜːbɪɪdʒ] N → verborrea f, palabrería f

verbiage

n → Wortwust m, → Wortfülle f, → Blabla nt (inf); you won’t impress the examiners with a lot of verbiage → mit Geschwafel nt → or Blabla nt (inf) → kannst du die Prüfer nicht beeindrucken; there’s too much verbiage in this report → dieser Bericht ist zu umständlich geschrieben

verbiage [ˈvɜːbɪɪdʒ] n (frm, pej) → verbalismo

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verbiage [ˈvɜːbɪɪdʒ] n (frm, pej) → verbalismo