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
Spreading ideas or customs to many places
Being present in many places at the same time
How quickly a post, video or idea spreads online to many people
Being present everywhere at the same time, like in media or religion
The spread of something through a place until it is present everywhere
A situation where something is present everywhere at the same time
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.