verbality
- noun
- /vɜrˈbælɪti/
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- People are tired of political verbality and want to see concrete results.
Examples
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His speech was criticized for its verbality and lack of practical ideas.
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The meeting was filled with verbality but produced no real solutions to the problem.
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His speech was full of verbality but lacked any real substance.
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Many politicians use verbality to avoid addressing important issues.
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The conference was criticized for its excessive verbality, which overshadowed the key messages.
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Many residents feel overwhelmed by the constant verbality in the media that lacks real solutions to their concerns.
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In the debate, the candidates resorted to verbality instead of presenting actionable plans.
Synonyms
265
7.0
Words that sound impressive but have little real meaning
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4.4
Soft, happy sounds a baby makes before speaking clearly
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5.1
Talk that has no real meaning and is not useful
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4.3
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
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8.0
Words that people say but do not mean
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Etymology
The word verbality comes from the Latin verbum, meaning 'word', and the ending -ity, meaning 'quality'. A helpful way to remember this sense is 'all talk, no action', so verbality can mean talk that sounds impressive but has no real action or substance.