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pervasiveness

pervasiveness

4 7.7
Being present everywhere in a place or group
  • noun
  • /pərˈveɪsɪvnəs/
translation icon : generalización
  • "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

  • 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

ubiquity
vspervasiveness
6 8.7

Being present in many places at the same time

highlights presence throughout every component rather than general spread
diffusion
vspervasiveness
5 5.8

Spreading ideas or customs to many places

means ongoing presence across parts rather than the spread process
omnipresence
vspervasiveness
2 9.0

Being present everywhere at the same time, like in media or religion

is about being spread throughout every part instead
virality
vspervasiveness
  • Texting
1 4.4

How quickly a post, video or idea spreads online to many people

refers to slow or constant presence across every part not speed
ubiquitousness
vspervasiveness
1 9.2

A situation where something is present everywhere at the same time

focuses on being throughout parts rather than merely appearing everywhere
pervasion
vspervasiveness
1 8.3

The spread of something through a place until it is present everywhere

refers instead to the continuous presence within every part
diffusiveness
vspervasiveness
9.1

Spread out over a large area so parts are far apart

emphasizes presence inside each part rather than loose dispersion

Antonyms

29 4.4

A situation where there is not enough of something people need

8 6.7

The state of being limited to a small group and not shared with others

How Widespread

ubiquity
6 8.7
saturation
4 4.7
pervasiveness
4 7.7
pervasion
1 8.3
presence
951 2.1

Surface Forms

pervasiveness singular

Morphology

pervasiveness = pervasive (transparent) = pervade + ive + ness

A straightforward nominalization: 'pervasive' (spreading widely) + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', yielding 'the quality of being pervasive'.

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.