different between verbose vs copious

English

Etymology

From Latin verb?sus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”) + English -ose (suffix meaning ‘full of; like’). Verb?sus is derived from verbum (“word”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh?- (“to say, speak”)) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v??b??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /v??bo?s/
• Rhymes: -??s
• Hyphenation: verb?ose

Adjective

verbose (comparative more verbose, superlative most verbose)

1. Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:verbose

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:concise
2. (computing) Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

Derived terms

• verbosely
• verboseness

Related terms

• verbosity

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References

Further reading

• verbose mode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• verbosity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• observe, obverse

Italian

Adjective

verbose

1. feminine plural of verboso

Latin

Adjective

verb?se

1. vocative masculine singular of verb?sus

References

• verbose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verbose in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verbose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, copia (“abundance”), from co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ko?pi.?s/
• Rhymes: -??pi?s

Adjective

copious (comparative more copious, superlative most copious)

1. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 18.

     These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious,

2. Having an abundant supply.
3. Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

Derived terms

• copiously
• copiousness

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