verbiages

ver·bi·age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-bee-ij]
- /ˈvɜr bi ɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-bee-ij]
- /ˈvɜr bi ɪdʒ/

Definitions of verbiages word

noun verbiages overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity. 1
noun verbiages manner or style of expressing something in words; wording: a manual of official verbiage. 1

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Origin of verbiages

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

1715-25; < French, equivalent to Middle French verbi(er) to gabble + -age -age

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Parts of speech for Verbiages

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Verbiages

verbiages popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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

verbiages usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for verbiages

noun verbiages

chestnuts — Plural form of chestnut.
chicaneries — Plural form of chicanery.
circumlocutions — Plural form of circumlocution.
corns — Plural form of corn.
jargons — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.

All 6 Synonyms of verbiages