long-windedness
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈlɔːŋˈwɪndɪdnəs/
:
prolijidad
Examples
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Sorry about the long-windedness, but I feel so charged and enthused.
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Please forgive my long-windedness.
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Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told reporters following the debate that the president's long-windedness was "never going to be our strong suit," and acknowledged that Romney had scored "style points."
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Their discussion at many times overrode the objections of moderator Jim Lehrer, and some of the topics for debate had to be shortened or cut altogether to accommodate the candidates' long-windedness.
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Many attendees voiced their frustration over the speaker's long-windedness, which made the presentation drag on.
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Her long-windedness during meetings often led to lost focus and disengagement from other team members.
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The professor's long-windedness in his lectures made it difficult for students to stay interested and absorb the material.
Synonyms
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5.5
Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow
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8.1
Language that uses too many words and is hard to understand
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7.3
Using more words than needed when speaking or writing
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9.9
A habit of using too many words that makes people bored
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4.8
Using more language than needed in writing or speech
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7.0
The number of words used in writing or speech, often too many
The use of too many words that makes speech or writing long and boring
Using more words than needed so speech or writing is hard to follow
Speech or writing that uses too many words
Using more words than needed to say something in a roundabout way
Lack of focus in speech or writing that makes ideas hard to follow
Speaking or writing with more words than needed and making the meaning unclear
Antonyms
How Verbose
Surface Forms
Morphology
long-windedness = long-winded (semi-transparent) = long + wind + ed + ness
Forming a noun with '-ness' from the adjective 'long-winded' is a straightforward, productive process.
Etymology
The word long-windedness comes from the parts long and wind, where wind means 'breath'. It gives the image of someone speaking with long breaths and too many words, so their speech becomes slow and boring.