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

• interpervasiveness noun
• nonpervasiveness noun
• unpervasiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of pervasiveness

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

Example Sentences

"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

Jason Andersen, vice president and principal analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy, agreed that AWS’s pervasiveness inside the enterprise does give its AI solutions an advantage over competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as ‘The Blood Knot’ and “‘Master Harold” … and the Boys.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

Yet despite its pervasiveness in TikTok memes, “Young Sheldon” has never been much of a cultural phenomenon.

From New York Times • May 17, 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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