Meaning & use
pervasiveness
The quality of being present or spreading widely throughout a place, group, or situation.
See it in a sentence
The pervasiveness of smartphones has changed how people communicate with each other.
Researchers were struck by the pervasiveness of the misinformation across social media platforms.
A note on using this word
Pervasiveness emphasizes how thoroughly something has spread, often into every part of a system or society.
Words with a similar meaning
prevalenceubiquity
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Words with an opposite meaning
rarity
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