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Pronunciation / Transliteration: di-fu-si-βiˈdad
"La difusividad del argumento confundió a los oyentes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being spread out widely or diffused, rather than concentrated in a single area or focus.
"The diffuseness of the city's urban sprawl makes public transit planning exceptionally challenging." - 2
The trait of speech or writing that is wordy, rambling, and lacking conciseness.
"The academic paper suffered from unnecessary diffuseness, burying its core argument under layers of peripheral details."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'diffuse', originating from the Latin 'diffusus', past participle of 'diffundere' (to pour out, spread, scatter), combining 'dis-' (apart) and 'fundere' (to pour). The nominal suffix '-ness' was added in Middle or Modern English to denote state or quality, evolving to describe anything lacking conciseness or spreading widely without clear boundaries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diffuseness" is said worldwide
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diffusion
Transliteration: di-fy-zjɔ̃
"La diffusion de ce texte rend sa lecture difficile."
Schweifigkeit
Transliteration: ˈʃvaɪfɪçkaɪt
"Die Schweifigkeit des Vortrags langweilte das Publikum."
diffusione
Transliteration: dif-fu-ˈsjo-ne
"La diffusione delle idee ha cambiato la società."
difusividad
Transliteration: di-fu-si-βiˈdad
"La difusividad del argumento confundió a los oyentes."
difusão
Transliteration: difiˈzɐ̃w
"A difusão do ensaio prejudicou sua clareza."
विस्तार
Transliteration: vistaar
"उसके भाषण के विस्तार ने मुख्य बिंदु को छिपा दिया।"
弥散性
Transliteration: mísànxìng
"这篇文章的弥散性让读者很难抓住重点。"
산만함
Transliteration: san-man-ham
"그 보고서의 산만함은 편집 과정에서 수정되어야 했다."
散漫さ
Transliteration: sanmansa
"論文の散漫さが全体の説得力を弱めている。"
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