expansiveness
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7.0
- noun
- /ɪkˈspænsɪv.nəs/
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- Images from performances in the mid to late 1960s capture a dance of physical expansiveness, of dramatic and athletic display.
- feeling of expansiveness
- expansiveness of the space
- generosity and expansiveness
Examples
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In contrast to the expansiveness of such images, other photographs from the series are explicitly claustrophobic.
Academic text (2003) -
Capra's films have an expansiveness to them.
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The trouble with travel, however, is that it always means the same thing: release, expansiveness, freedom—power.
Academic text (1999) -
Fanny and Alexander is a family saga, unique among his films in its spaciousness and general expansiveness.
Academic text (2009) -
In other words, the expansiveness of Studio Ghibli's brand meanings acts simultaneously as a testament to the company's global reach and also to its distinctiveness as a creative and industrial entity.
Academic text (2018) -
The new office space has an expansiveness that encourages collaboration and creativity.
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Walking along the cliffs, she admired the expansiveness of the ocean stretching out before her.
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The expansiveness of the landscape made it feel as though the possibilities were endless.
Synonyms
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3.5
The area or distance something covers
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3.8
Great size or amount that feels almost endless
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8.1
A very large size or amount
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6.8
A very large size or amount
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2.8
The size or importance of something
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1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
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4.1
The feeling that a room or building is large and has plenty of space
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3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
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2.5
Great width of a place like a road or river
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2.2
A large distance or range across something
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5.4
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
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7.5
Large size or range that includes many parts
Being large in size or very generous
How large or wide something is and how far it reaches
A great physical size or a large amount
A situation where there is plenty of space or a large amount, for example a big garden
A very large size or amount that feels endless
Very large size or amount
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Expansiveness comes from the verb expand, which means 'to spread out', and is the same root as expanse and expansion. So when we talk about the expansiveness of a view, desert, or house, we mean its wide, open, or large scale.