prolixness
- noun
- /prəˈlɪksnəs/
- Formal
- The prolixness of his lecture made it difficult to stay focused.
Examples
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Editors often cut prolixness to improve an article’s clarity and impact.
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Her novel was criticized for its excessive prolixness and meandering plot.
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The author's prolixness made the book difficult to read.
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His speech was filled with prolixness that bored the audience.
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Her novel was criticized for its excessive prolixness and meandering plot.
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The prolixness of his lecture made it difficult to stay focused.
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The author's prolixness made the book difficult to read.
Synonyms
10
8.1
Language that uses too many words and is hard to understand
10
5.5
Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow
1
7.3
Using more words than needed when speaking or writing
1
9.9
A habit of using too many words that makes people bored
1
9.9
The habit of talking a lot
1
4.8
Using more language than needed in writing or speech
1
7.5
Talking or writing with too many words makes people bored
1
7.0
The number of words used in writing or speech, often too many
1
9.9
A phrase that uses more words than needed
1
9.5
Speech or writing that uses too many words
1
9.9
Using more words than needed to say something in a roundabout way
1
6.8
Speaking or writing with more words than needed and making the meaning unclear
1
7.4
Using more words than needed so speech or writing is hard to follow
An excess of words that do not add meaning
Antonyms
How Wordy
- Formal
13
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prolixness comes from the Latin word prolixus, which means 'stretched out' or 'extended', so it gives the image of speech or writing that is too long and keeps going on.