[syn: breadth, comprehensiveness, largeness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Comprehensiveness \Com`pre*hen"sive*ness\, n.
The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope.
[1913 Webster]
Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on
ancient coins. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
comprehensiveness
n 1: completeness over a broad scope [syn: comprehensiveness,
fullness]
2: the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a
teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a
man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
[syn: breadth, comprehensiveness, largeness]