circumlocution[noun]Synonyms: verbiage, circumambages, circumbendibus, periphrase, periphrasis, pleonasm, redundancy, roundabout, tautology, verbality
Contrasted words: conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness, terseness, compactness
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
cir‧cum‧lo‧cu‧tion /ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃ
ən $ ˌsɜːr-/
noun [uncountable and countable] formal the practice of using too many words to express an idea, instead of saying it directly
—circumlocutory /ˌsɜːkəmˈlɒkjʊt
əri/
adjective:
a circumlocutory reply [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲