comprehensiveness
/kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He was bent on prosecuting without delay his schemes of conquest in other quarters — schemes of a grandeur and a comprehensiveness unknown to any previous monarch."
- "But granting that our ignorance of the extent of Nature's powers may in some respects be incurable, still the question concerning the truth of our knowledge bears with far heavier stress upon its validity, than upon its adequacy or comprehensiveness."
- "A word or two is needed concerning the comprehensiveness of this book. Annuals have not been included, as their dates depend altogether upon the time when their seed is sown."
- "It was this comprehensiveness which made the art so compelling."
- "The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort."
Etymology
Etymology tree English comprehensive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English comprehensiveness From comprehensive + -ness.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/
- British English: /kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs/