DIFFUSENESS

diffuseness

(noun) the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diffuseness (usually uncountable, plural diffusenesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being diffuse.

(countable) The result or product of being diffuse.

Source: Wiktionary


Dif*fuse"ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being diffuse; especially, in writing, the use of a great or excessive number of word to express the meaning; copiousness; verbosity; prolixity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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