Diffuseness and Pithiness
Opposite meaning words
Diffuseness
Diffuseness noun - The use of too many words to express an idea.
Usage example: I was bored by the diffuseness of the Victorian novel I was trying to read
Pithiness is an antonym for diffuseness.
Pithiness
Pithiness noun - The quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning.
Usage example: the memorable pithiness of Calvin Coolidge's campaign announcement: “I do not choose to run for President in 1928”
Diffuseness is an antonym for pithiness.
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Pithiness and Diffuseness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffuseness/pithiness
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