pervasiveness
- noun
- /pərˈveɪsɪvnəs/
- "People tend to return a favor, thus the pervasiveness of free samples in marketing."
- the pervasiveness of harassment
- the pervasiveness of computers
- the pervasiveness of consumer culture
Examples
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To the contrary, the pervasiveness of such disagreement is part of the phenomenon he seeks to explain.
Academic text (2017) -
Although untrue, such falsehoods can be convincing because of the pervasiveness of Western media.
Academic text (2008) -
One interesting note speaks to the pervasiveness of the practice in the United States.
Blog text (8) -
The more rapid pace and increased pervasiveness of technological change is the result of a number of factors.
Academic text (1999) -
Submit your story to help raise awareness about the pervasiveness and harmful effects of street harassment.
Blog text (27) -
Again, women are far more likely to have been sexually harassed, and the pervasiveness of this problem is clearly illustrated.
Academic text (1994) -
We should question, rather than reinforce, the pervasiveness of law and economics as the primary interdisciplinary approach to the law.
Academic text (1997) -
Most of his publications contained devastating critiques of the pervasiveness of social inequalities in Ecuadorian society, both past and present.
Academic text (1990) -
Joyce wrote an essay around the same time that stresses the centrality and pervasiveness of etymology in writing.
Academic text (1991) -
Researchers are concerned about the pervasiveness of misinformation in today's society.
Synonyms
Being present in many places at the same time
Spreading ideas or customs to many places
Being present everywhere at the same time, like in media or religion
How quickly a post, video or idea spreads online to many people
A situation where something is present everywhere at the same time
The spread of something through a place until it is present everywhere
Spread out over a large area so parts are far apart
Antonyms
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pervasiveness comes from Latin parts per- meaning 'through' and vadere meaning 'to go', the same idea you see in invade. So, pervasiveness is when something 'goes through' and is found in every part of a place or thing.