Compactness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being compact. countable, uncountable

    "The Barnes box is a Westinghouse installation and the control console is very similar in style and compactness to the same firm's equipment at St. Pancras."

  2. 2
    the consistency of a compact solid wordnet
  3. 3
    the spatial property of being crowded together wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
soliditybrevityclosenessconcentrationcongestionconsistency

Example

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"The selling point of cup ramen is its compactness, which makes it easy to carry."

Etymology

From compact + -ness.

Related phrases

sequential compactness

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