extremeness
- noun
- /ɪkˈstrimnəs/
- It may be that people expect "extremeness" in one category to be related to "extremeness" in another category, an established finding in literature on halo effects (Cooper, 1981).
Examples
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The extremeness of her dedication to the project inspired everyone on the team to work harder.
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It may be that people expect "extremeness" in one category to be related to "extremeness" in another category, an established finding in literature on halo effects (Cooper, 1981).
Academic text (1998) -
I love the extremeness of your life, man.
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OK, the extremeness is piling up here.
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And that, basically, is the extremeness of the immersion suggested on this site.
Blog text (34) -
This may not reflect Natsuo's opinion (although, if he really does consider abortion to be "baby butchery," it's hard to see how he could consistently countenance any exceptions), but unfortunately some Republicans really did stand on a platform of at least equivalent extremeness, so this is, sadly, not a straw man.
Blog text (5) -
Many people are concerned about the extremeness of climate change effects on our planet.
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The extremeness of his reaction to the news surprised his friends.
Synonyms
A very severe state that needs urgent help
Going beyond normal limits in ability or quality
A quality of being shocking or extreme
The state of having more than is needed
An amount or level much higher than reasonable
A state of being too extreme and beyond what is reasonable
Going beyond what is reasonable in style, story, or claim
The final, most extreme level of something
Being beyond ordinary human experience
Antonyms
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word extremeness comes from the Latin root extremus, meaning 'outermost' or 'farthest'. Think of it as being at the 'far edge' of something, just like the word extreme, so extremeness is the state of going beyond normal or moderate limits.