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VERBALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Overabundance of words
Synonyms:
verbalism; verbiage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("verbalism" is a kind of...):
verboseness; verbosity (an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
Example:
the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours
Synonyms:
expression; verbal expression; verbalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("verbalism" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "verbalism"):
articulation; voice (expressing in coherent verbal form)
cold turkey (a blunt expression of views)
congratulation; felicitation ((usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another)
