wordage

1. Words considered as a group.
2. The use of an excessive number of words; verbiage.
3. The number of words used, as in a novel.
4. Wording.

noun

1. Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision: diffuseness, diffusion, long-windedness, pleonasm, prolixity, redundancy, verbiage, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness. See excess/insufficiency/enough, style/good style/bad style, words.
2. Choice of words and the way in which they are used: diction, parlance, phrase, phraseology, phrasing, verbalism, wording. See words.