verbalism

2 definitions found

verbalism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Verbalism \Ver"bal*ism\, n.
     Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.
     [1913 Webster]

verbalism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  verbalism
      n 1: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or
           opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find
           verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate
           but the verbalism took hours" [syn: expression, verbal expression
           , verbalism]
      2: overabundance of words [syn: verbiage, verbalism]