wordage

CEFRC2

/ˈwɜːrdɪdʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The number or amount of words in a piece of writing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The excessive use of words.

Examples

  • The editor asked him to reduce the wordage of article.

  • The writer was paid based on the total amount of wordage produced.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The number of words used in a text: synonym of word count.

  2. Words collectively, considered in a mass sense.

  3. The choice of words used: word choice.

More examples

In context

  • Wordage is a word that refers to an amount of words in a document.

  • But the plates are good, and, in reality, sufficient without all the wordage.

  • Near-synonyms: phrasing; terminology; phraseology

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The editor asked the writer to reduce the blank of his article from 2000 to 1500 words.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From word + -age.