Verbose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

using or containing too many words

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɜːbˈoʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/vɜːbˈəʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɜːbˈəʊs/

2 syllables Say it as /vɜːbˈoʊs/.

Examples

long-winded (or windy) speakers
verbose and ineffective instructional methods
newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

windy tedious wordy long-winded

Parts of Speech

adjective

using or containing too many words

“long-winded (or windy) speakers”

Word Forms

long-windedness	noun	boring verbosity
tediousness	noun	dullness owing to length or slowness
verboseness	noun	an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
verbosity	noun	an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
windiness	noun	boring verbosity
wind	noun	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
wordiness	noun	boring verbosity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausführlich

zu viele Wörter verwenden oder enthalten

🇫🇷French

verbeux

utiliser ou contenir trop de mots

🇪🇸Spanish

verboso

usar o contener demasiadas palabras

🇮🇹Italian

prolisso

usare o contenere troppe parole

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgebreid

te veel woorden gebruikt of bevat

🇵🇹Portuguese

detalhado

usando ou contendo muitas palavras

🇷🇺Russian

многословный

использование или содержание слишком большого количества слов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वाचाल

बहुत अधिक शब्दों का प्रयोग या युक्त होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভার্বোস

অনেক শব্দ ব্যবহার করা বা ধারণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வாய்மொழி

பல சொற்களைப் பயன்படுத்துதல் அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

మాటలతో కూడిన

చాలా పదాలను ఉపయోగించడం లేదా కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

शब्दशः

बरेच शब्द वापरणे किंवा समाविष्ट करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્બોઝ

ઘણા બધા શબ્દોનો ઉપયોગ અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾತಿನ

ಹಲವಾರು ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാചാലമായ

വളരെയധികം വാക്കുകൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਰਬੋਸ

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਰਤਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لفظی

بہت سارے الفاظ استعمال کرنا یا اس پر مشتمل ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冗长的

使用或包含太多单词

🇯🇵Japanese

冗長な

使用する単語または単語が多すぎる

🇰🇷Korean

말 수가 많은

너무 많은 단어를 사용하거나 포함하고 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dài dòng

sử dụng hoặc chứa quá nhiều từ

🇹🇭Thai

รายละเอียด

ใช้หรือมีคำมากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertele-tele

menggunakan atau mengandung terlalu banyak kata

🇲🇾Malay

bertele-tele

menggunakan atau mengandungi terlalu banyak perkataan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مطول

باستخدام أو تحتوي على الكثير من الكلمات

🇮🇷Persian

پر حرف

استفاده یا حاوی کلمات زیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrıntılı

Çok fazla kelime kullanma veya içerme

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִלוּלִי

משתמש או מכיל יותר מדי מילים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'verbose'?

The primary meaning of 'verbose' is 'using or containing too many words'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'verbose' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'verbose' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'verbose' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'verbose' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'verbose' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'verbose' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'verbose' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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