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collectiveness

collectiveness

1 5.7
A way people act, own, or share things together
  • noun
  • /kəˈlɛktɪvnəs/
translation icon : colectividad
  • The recent events emphasized the importance of collectiveness in achieving social change and supporting one another.

Examples

  • The festival promoted a strong sense of collectiveness among the attendees as they celebrated together.

  • It's, it's not an event, it's it's collectiveness, the whole thing.

  • In this task, many religious terrorist groups draw heavily upon religious symbolism and rituals to reinforce the sense of collectiveness.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Cultural values also include evaluative views on such topics as individual competitiveness versus group harmony or collectiveness, and judgmental views on a range of other topics.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Images of national leaders, famous monuments, and other familiar icons printed or minted on money efficiently promote a sense of collectiveness, as money is present everywhere all the time (2004, 930).

    Academic text (2011)
  • Community projects often highlight the collectiveness of local residents working towards a common goal.

Synonyms

teamwork
vscollectiveness
89 1.8

People working together and helping each other to reach a common goal

focuses on joint work for goals rather than group ownership or sharing
collectivism
vscollectiveness
5 7.9

A political idea where factories and farms are owned by the state

is a general principle of group ownership beyond political economics
mutuality
vscollectiveness
4 6.4

A shared feeling or quality between at least two people

is the general principle of group sharing not limited to reciprocity
collectivity
vscollectiveness
1 6.8

A way of behaving that values shared responsibility and working together

is the general principle of group ownership and shared action
communalism
vscollectiveness
1 8.1

A way of living where people share property, work, and daily needs

is the general idea of group ownership and shared action without living focus
cooperativeness
vscollectiveness
1 3.6

A willingness to work with other people to reach a common goal

is about group ownership and shared things rather than personal willingness
communality
vscollectiveness
5.8

A feeling of sharing and support among people in a group

is broader naming group ownership and shared action rather than only values
unitedness
vscollectiveness
7.0

A feeling of being joined and acting together as one group

focuses on group unity rather than ownership or shared property

Antonyms

39 4.6

Qualities that make someone or something different from others

How Collective

collectivism
5 7.9
collectiveness
1 5.7
togetherness
22 3.4
cooperation
443 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

collectiveness = collective (transparent) = collect + ive + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the readily recognized adjective 'collective'.

Etymology

Collectiveness comes from collect, which is built on an old root meaning 'to gather' and 'together' and is the same idea behind collection. So, collectiveness means the quality of being gathered, shared, or done by a group rather than by individuals.