prolixity

English

Etymology

From Old French prolixite. Surface etymology is prolix +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/, /pɹəʊˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/

Noun

prolixity (countable and uncountable, plural prolixities)

Long-windedness, an excess of words.
- 1954, W Somerset Maugham, The World Over, The Collected Stories, volume 2, London: The Reprint Society, page 1268:
  Must I then for twenty-three mortal days endure the prolixity of that tedious woman?

Synonyms

verbosity

Translations

An excess of words

Dutch: langdradigheid f, breedsprakerigheid f
Finnish: monisanaisuus (fi), jaarittelevuus
German: Weitschweifigkeit f, Beredsamkeit (de) f, Langatmigkeit f
Greek: απεραντολογία (el) f (aperantología), μακρηγορία (el) f (makrigoría)

Japanese: くどさ (kudosa), 冗長 (ja) (jōchō), 冗漫 (jōman)
Russian: многосло́вность (ru) f (mnogoslóvnostʹ), многосло́вие (ru) n (mnogoslóvije)
Spanish: prolijidad f

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