CEFR C1

long-windedness

noun

Meaning

long-windedness means the use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity, prolixity. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses long-windedness to mean the use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity,....
The teacher asked students to find long-windedness in the reading.

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long-windedness (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses long-windedness to mean the use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity,....
The teacher asked students to find long-windedness in the reading.
Check the words around long-windedness to choose the right meaning.

How to Use long-windedness

a/the long-windedness (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a long-windedness."
long-windedness in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked long-windedness in context before translating it."

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