Diffusiveness

/dɪˈfjuːsɪvnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being diffusive; tendency to spread out or disperse, or tendency to be wordy and unfocused.

Etymology

From diffusive + -ness. This compounds three morphemes: diffuse (Latin) + -ive (Latin suffix) + -ness (Germanic suffix), exemplifying English's synthesis of Romance and Germanic elements.

Kelly Says

Teachers might mark an essay with 'reduce diffusiveness' meaning both organizational scatter and wordiness—the term elegantly captures how both scattered structure and verbose language make writing hard to follow.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማህበራዊነት
ma-hi-be-ra-wi-net
ARالعربية
انتشار
in-ta-shar
BNবাংলা
প্রসার
pro-sa-ar
CACatalà
difusivitat
dee-fyoo-see-vee-tat
CSČeština
rozptylovost
roz-pty-lo-vost
DADansk
diffusivitet
dee-fyoo-see-ve-tet
DEDeutsch
Diffusivität
dee-fyoo-zee-vit-at
ELΕλληνικά
διασπορά
dee-as-po-ra
ESEspañol
difusidad
dee-FOO-see-dad
FAفارسی
پراکندگی
pa-ra-kan-dee-ghi
FISuomi
leveys
lev-yes
FRFrançais
diffusité
dee-fyoo-zee-tay
GUGU
વિસ્તાર
vis-ta-ar
HAHA
gaban
ga-ban
HEעברית
פזירה
fa-zi-ra
HIहिन्दी
विस्तार
vis-tar
HUMagyar
diffúzió
dee-fyoo-zee-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
merata
me-ra-ta
IGIG
n'eti
neh-tee
ITItaliano
diffusività
dee-FOO-zee-vee-ta
JA日本語
拡散性
kakusan-sei
KKKK
жайы
ja-yi
KMKM
ការពង្រីក
ka-r pong-reik
KO한국어
확산성
hwaksan-seong
MRMR
विस्तार
vis-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
penyebaran
pen-ye-ba-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyae pyan
NLNederlands
diffusie
dee-fyoo-zee
NONorsk
diffusivitet
dee-fyoo-see-ve-tet
PAPA
ਫੈਲ
fail
PLPolski
rozproszenie
rozh-pro-she-ne
PTPortuguês
difusividade
dee-fyoo-zee-vee-deh
RORomână
difuzivitate
dee-fyoo-zee-vee-tate
RUРусский
распространение
rassprostraneniye
SVSvenska
diffusivitet
dee-fyoo-see-ve-tet
SWKiswahili
kuenea
kwen-ea
TAதமிழ்
பரவல்
pa-ra-val
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాప్తి
vyap-ti
THไทย
การแพร่กระจาย
gaan prae krat chai
TLTL
pamamagitan ng pagkalat
pa-ma-ha-na-gin pag-ka-lat
TRTürkçe
yaygınlık
yaygın-lik
UKУкраїнська
розповсюдження
rozpovsyudzhennya
URاردو
پھیلاؤ
phe-la-o
VITiếng Việt
tính lan truyền
tinh lan truyen
YOYO
gbe-gbe
gbe-gbe
ZH中文
扩散性
kuò sàn xìng
ZUZU
ku-phela
koo-phe-la

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