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prolixity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/
  • /pɹəʊˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

boring verbosity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: verboseness, verbosity

Narrower terms: turgidity, turgidness, flatulence

History

Etymology

From Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas. By surface analysis, prolix + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: многословие (mnogoslovie) — An excess of words
  • Catalan: prolixitat — An excess of words
  • Dutch: langdradigheid — An excess of words
  • Dutch: breedsprakerigheid — An excess of words
  • Finnish: monisanaisuus — An excess of words
  • Finnish: jaarittelevuus — An excess of words
  • French: prolixité — An excess of words
  • Galician: prolixidade — An excess of words
  • German: Weitschweifigkeit — An excess of words
  • German: Beredsamkeit — An excess of words
  • German: Langatmigkeit — An excess of words
  • Greek: απεραντολογία (aperantología) — An excess of words
  • Greek: μακρηγορία (makrigoría) — An excess of words
  • Japanese: くどさ (kudosa) — An excess of words
  • Japanese: 冗長 (jōchō) — An excess of words
  • Japanese: 冗漫 (jōman) — An excess of words
  • Occitan: prolixitat — An excess of words
  • Polish: rozwlekłość — An excess of words
  • Portuguese: prolixidade — An excess of words
  • Russian: многосло́вность (mnogoslóvnostʹ) — An excess of words
  • Russian: многосло́вие (mnogoslóvije) — An excess of words
  • Spanish: prolijidad — An excess of words
  • Swedish: långrandighet — An excess of words