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comprehensiveness

comprehensiveness

1 6.6
Covering all or most important parts
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/
translation icon : completitud
  • Teachers select instructional materials and resources based on their comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usefulness for representing particular ideas and concepts.
  • comprehensiveness and responsiveness
  • comprehensiveness and quality
  • comprehensiveness and complexity

And so you can't expect the same sort of comprehensiveness from Aristotle as you might from a later philosopher.

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Examples

  • Rather than striving for anything like comprehensiveness, I have selected evidence that reveals a broad range of attitudes.

    Academic text (1993)
  • While these studies used different assessment tools, all found a significant lack of comprehensiveness in school or district policies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • For the most part, when we think of collection development, we think in terms of comprehensiveness.

    Academic text (2012)
  • A second difference concerns the comprehensiveness and detail of the arrangements.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Community college mission statements reflecting the theme of comprehensiveness met at least one of two criteria.

    Academic text (2002)
  • For this reason, there have been various criticisms regarding the comprehensiveness and transparency of the process.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the comprehensiveness of tobacco policies in St. Louis County public school districts.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And so you can't expect the same sort of comprehensiveness from Aristotle as you might from a later philosopher.

  • Seventy-nine of the 102 college mission statements reflected a theme of comprehensiveness (p = .7745, SE = .04).

    Academic text (2002)
  • The comprehensiveness of the report ensured that all relevant details were included for the review.

Synonyms

breadth
vscomprehensiveness
24 6.3

The range of subjects a person knows about

applies to including elements and aspects, not to a person's knowledge range
fullness
vscomprehensiveness
11 4.1

A complete account that covers all main parts

focuses more on including many aspects rather than depth in each area
thoroughness
vscomprehensiveness
8 5.3

Careful work that checks every detail

emphasizes wide inclusion of aspects rather than careful execution
completeness
vscomprehensiveness
7 4.2

The state of having everything needed

is broader, focusing on including many aspects not just necessary parts
extensiveness
vscomprehensiveness
1 7.5

Large size or range that includes many parts

centres on including elements and aspects rather than just sheer scope
exhaustiveness
vscomprehensiveness
  • Formal
7.5

Being very thorough and covering all important details

is slightly broader, stressing inclusion of aspects rather than every tiny detail
exhaustivity
vscomprehensiveness
  • Formal
8.9

The state of being complete and leaving nothing out

leans more toward general inclusion of aspects than strict detail coverage

Antonyms

A state where something has missing parts or information

How Complete

exhaustiveness
  • Formal
7.5
comprehensiveness
1 6.6
completeness
7 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

comprehensiveness = comprehensive (transparent) = comprehensive + ness

Forming a noun from the adjective 'comprehensive' with the productive suffix '-ness' yields the meaning 'the quality of being comprehensive'.

Etymology

Comprehensiveness comes from comprehend, which breaks into com- 'together' and prehend 'to grasp'. So comprehensiveness is like 'grasping' everything at once and means being complete and including all parts.