diffuseness

noun

Definition of diffusenessnext
as in diffusion
the use of too many words to express an idea I was bored by the diffuseness of the Victorian novel I was trying to read

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  1. diffusion
  2. repetition
  3. verbosity
  4. logorrhea
  5. wordage
Noun
  • What is Sora? Sora represents a significant leap in generative AI capabilities, functioning as a diffusion model to transform text prompts into videos of up to one minute.
    Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Redfield also cites the diffusion of media as another factor for national political themes being used in local contests.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of diffusion
Noun
  • Convention is a powerful force, honored in history, enshrined in law, reinforced by repetition, and subject to change only through constant, unstoppable pressure.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The numbing, rinse-repeat repetition is still a grind.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of repetition
Noun
  • When that’s chucked in a blender with his own penchant for spiky-savvy verbosity, the results fizz and pop.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • But many French are deeply sick of hearing his volcanic verbosity.
    Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Definition of verbosity
Noun
  • Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.
    Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Definition of logorrhea
Noun
  • On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.
    Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
Definition of wordage
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“Diffuseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffuseness. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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