comprehensiveness
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Noun (2)
- completeness over a broad scopeSynonyms: fullnessType of completenessAttribute of comprehensive
- 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”Synonyms: breadthlargenessType of intelligenceKinds capaciousness, roominess
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Com′pre·hen′sive·ness noun
The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope.
Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on ancient coins.— Joseph Addison
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54