COMPREHENSIVENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)