Verbality

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of consisting of words; that which consists simply of verbiage. countable, uncountable

    "For my own investigations of traditional logic lead irresistably to the conclusion that it is essentially an equivocation between psychology and verbality."

  2. 2
    Proficiency or fluency in the use of words. countable, uncountable

    "Generally, high communicators were found to be: college majors in humanities or natural sciences, Jewish or Catholic persons, first-born or only children, and those high in verbality."

Example

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"For my own investigations of traditional logic lead irresistably to the conclusion that it is essentially an equivocation between psychology and verbality."

Etymology

From verbal + -ity.

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