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COMPREHENSIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capacity to understand a broad range of topics
Example:
a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views
Synonyms:
breadth; comprehensiveness; largeness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("comprehensiveness" is a kind of...):
intelligence (the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comprehensiveness"):
capaciousness; roominess (intellectual breadth)
Derivation:
comprehensive (broad in scope)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Completeness over a broad scope
Synonyms:
comprehensiveness; fullness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("comprehensiveness" is a kind of...):
completeness (the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed)
Attribute:
comprehensive (including all or everything)
Derivation:
comprehensive (including all or everything)
