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turgidity

/tɜːˈdʒɪd.ɪ.ti/

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noun

/tɜːˈdʒɪd.ɪ.ti/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее язык или стиль, который напыщенно украшен, чрезмерно сложен или напыщен в выражении.

A noun referring to language or style that is pompously embellished, overly complex, or inflated in expression.

uncountable

  1. Pompous or inflated languageC2formal

    The quality of being overly elaborate, bombastic, or grandiloquent in speech or writing.

    ruНапыщенность

    • The politician's speech was criticized for its turgidity and lack of substance.
    • Academic papers sometimes suffer from unnecessary turgidity.
    • He avoided turgidity in his writing, preferring clear and direct language.

    Synonymsbombastflatulencefustiangrandiloquenceinflationmagniloquencepompositypretentiousnesspuffiness

    Antonymsconcisenessdirectnessplainnesssimplicityterseness

Forms
  • turgidities plural form
  • turgidities' possessive plural form
  • turgidity's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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