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Brevity
n. briefness or conciseness in speech or writing
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Concise
adj. using few words in speaking or writing
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Laconic
adj. using few words in speech
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Pithy
adj. brief and full of meaning and substance; concise
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Quiescent
adj. quiet; inactive; still
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Reticent
adj. not talking much; reserved
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Succinct
adj. briefly and clearly stated; concise
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Taciturn
adj. silent; sparing of words; close-mouthed
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Terse
adj. using only the words needed to make the point; very concise, sometimes to the point of rudeness.
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Bombastic
adj. using language in a pompous, showy way; speaking to impress others (suggests grandiose, verbose language that lacks substance)
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Circumlocution
n. speaking in circles; round-about speech (use of many words where few would do)
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Colloquial
adj. pertaining to common, everyday speech; conversational
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Diffuse
adj. spread out, not concise; wordy
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Digress
vb. to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about
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Eloquence
n. artful ease with speaking; speech that can influence people's feelings
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Garrulous
adj. talkative; loquacious
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Grandiloquent
adj. using big and fancy words just to impress (extravagantly colorful, pompous and high-flown in manner or language)
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Loquacious
adj. very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous
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Prattle
vb. to speak on and on in a senseless and silly manner; to talk foolishly
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Ramble
vb. to talk on and on pointlessly, without clear direction
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Rant
vb. to talk very loudly, even wildly; rave
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Rhetorical
relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression
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Verbose
adj. using too many words; wordy; long-winded
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Voluble
adj. talking a great deal with ease; glib
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