verbalism

ver·bal·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vur-buh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈvɜr bəˌlɪz əm/
- /ˈvɜː.bə.lɪzm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-buh-liz-uh m]
- /ˈvɜr bəˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of verbalism word

noun verbalism a verbal expression, as a word or phrase. 1
noun verbalism the way in which something is worded; choice of words; phrasing. 1
noun verbalism a phrase or sentence having little or no meaning. 1
noun verbalism a use of words considered as predominating over or obscuring ideas or reality; verbiage. 1
noun verbalism a verbal expression; phrase or word 0
noun verbalism an exaggerated emphasis on the importance of words by the uncritical acceptance of assertions in place of explanations, the use of rhetorical style, etc 0

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Origin of verbalism

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; verbal + -ism

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Parts of speech for Verbalism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Verbalism

verbalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for verbalism

noun verbalism

by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
command language — the language used to access a computer system
diction — Someone's diction is how clearly they speak or sing.
wordage — words collectively.

All 4 Synonyms of verbalism