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duddyface

Is there an English language word that means “good vocabulary”?

Several years ago I saw an infomercial for a system called “Wordsmart” that was supposed to improve your vocabulary. I remember thinking how stupid it was that they used a made up word (and a really dumb sounding one at that) instead of an actual word that means the same thing before realizing that despite being fairly “wordsmart” myself, I didn’t actually know a proper word either.

If you had to describe someone with a large vocabulary with a single word what would you say?

Posted Jun 29, 2021, 5:30 PM UTC

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Sure-Negotiation-481•

Eloquent maybe. Perhaps not exactly the same, but you are unlikely to be eloquent without having a good vocabulary.

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duddyfaceOP•

Kinda like “verbose” above … you could still be an eloquent speaker with a limited vocabulary. Appreciate the reply though and it’s fun to think about.

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AngryRaccoon01•

Articulate might be close.

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TCFNationalBank•

I wouldn't say a person was "verbose" but I would say their speech is

Also, "Wordsmart" is a good choice - if your target audience is people without large vocabularies, why would you brand yourself with a term they wouldn't understand?

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duddyfaceOP•

Yeah I mean, I guess it’s on brand it just sounded so … dumb. Even if they didn’t use a super fancy word there has to be something better than that … right?

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Worsel555•

WordSmart is a trademark for a tutoring company. So yep made up word.

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