"prolixity" meaning in All languages combined

See prolixity on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/, /pɹəʊˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/ Audio: En-us-prolixity.ogg [US] Forms: prolixities [plural]
Etymology: From Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas. By surface analysis, prolix + -ity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|prolixite}} Old French prolixite, {{der|en|la|prolixitas}} Latin prolixitas, {{surf|en|prolix|-ity}} By surface analysis, prolix + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prolixity (countable and uncountable, plural prolixities)
  1. Long-windedness, an excess of words. Wikipedia link: prolixity Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: verbosity Translations (An excess of words): многословие (mnogoslovie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), prolixitat [feminine] (Catalan), langdradigheid [feminine] (Dutch), breedsprakerigheid [feminine] (Dutch), monisanaisuus (Finnish), jaarittelevuus (Finnish), prolixité [feminine] (French), prolixidade [feminine] (Galician), Weitschweifigkeit [feminine] (German), Beredsamkeit [feminine] (German), Langatmigkeit [feminine] (German), απεραντολογία (aperantología) [feminine] (Greek), μακρηγορία (makrigoría) [feminine] (Greek), くどさ (kudosa) (Japanese), 冗長 (jōchō) (Japanese), 冗漫 (jōman) (Japanese), prolixitat [feminine] (Occitan), rozwlekłość [feminine] (Polish), prolixidade [feminine] (Portuguese), многосло́вность (mnogoslóvnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), многосло́вие (mnogoslóvije) [neuter] (Russian), prolijidad [feminine] (Spanish), långrandighet [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "An excess of words",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "An excess of words",
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "An excess of words",
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      "sense": "An excess of words",
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      "sense": "An excess of words",
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