Pervasiveness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being present in all parts of a particular thing or place. uncountable

    "“The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design."

  2. 2
    the quality of filling or spreading throughout wordnet

Synonyms

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entiretyintegrityomnipresenceomnipresenceprevalencesolidarity

Example

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"The statues, carvings, jewelry, and coffins in the exhibit will be familiar to many visitors because of the pervasiveness and popularity of Egyptian iconography."

Etymology

From pervasive + -ness.

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