pervasiveness

American  

[per-vey-siv-nis] / pərˈveɪ sɪv nɪs /

noun

1. the condition or state of being spread throughout something or somewhere.

   Health authorities have underestimated the pervasiveness of serious influenza cases in the city because only patients admitted to intensive care units are considered severe.

   With the growing pervasiveness of the internet, more and more people are searching for and purchasing goods online.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonpervasiveness
  noun
• interpervasiveness
  noun
• unpervasiveness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of pervasiveness

pervasive ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

Core CPI sped up on a three-month seasonally adjusted basis, imported inflation accelerated and there are early signs of broadening price pressures, as evidenced by the increase in inflation pervasiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"The biggest impact is really the pervasiveness of self-censorship and the sense that if you write the wrong thing... that might land you in jail," Cheng said.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The survey described the pervasiveness of homelessness in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Testing for H5N1 as well could reveal “the pervasiveness of this virus almost overnight.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024

Perhaps science was stillborn in Indian, Mayan and Aztec civilizations for the same reason it declined in Ionia, the pervasiveness of the slave economy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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