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US
/pɝˈveɪsɪvnɪs/
]
[ UK /pəvˈeɪsɪvnəs/ ]
[ UK /pəvˈeɪsɪvnəs/ ]
NOUN
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the quality of filling or spreading throughout
the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways
How To Use pervasiveness In A Sentence
- For his part, William will not wear a wedding band, as his father and most of the men in his family advised him that despite the pervasiveness of the urban myth, it's actually much harder to pick up chicks with a noose around your finger than it is when you go ringless. Meredith C. Carroll: New Royal Wedding Details Unveiled
- The image of the human body and its pervasiveness in both thought and literature attest to Alexander Pope's declaration that the only true study of mankind is man himself.
- Leaving aside Levine’s unintentionally amusing academic dutifulness —” I have been able to view this episode of the Match Game, along with many others, in syndicated repeats on the Game Show Network” — the book does map genuine cultural change and find meaning in an ephemeral medium that, despite its pervasiveness, is too often regarded as unfit for serious study. Cover to Cover
- What sort of change is possible given the rootedness and pervasiveness of the problem? A Conversation with Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson
- Those allegations, if proven, will be helpful in providing severity or pervasiveness - as is the fact that Hayut was majoring in the subject the professor taught - but they will still not be dispositive.
- But its all-pervasiveness also means the origin of all things in their interdependence, that is, their interdependent origination, hence emptiness. Laughter
- It has spread like a virus through the typographic landscape and illustrates the pervasiveness of Microsoft's influence in the world.
- Despite its pervasiveness, it has been a highly diverse movement whose precise nature reflected the particular conditions of each country.
- Despite their pervasiveness, lanning clearly shows that such sharp distinctions cannot be maintained.
- The testament this represents to the pervasiveness of geocaching is best understood when one considers that this tiny rural town is an hour away from the closest highway.