spreadingnessn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɛdɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsprɛdɪŋnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spreading adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < spreading adj. + -ness suffix.

Somewhat rare.

Tendency or capacity to spread.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [noun] > quality or tendency

distributiveness1661

spreadingness1671

diffusibility1883

diffusiveness1884

1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2211 As for the Spreadingness of the Plague, he esteems..that it is not so Contagious as is commonly believed.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge Ep. Ded. Though I cannot raise nor greaten the height and spreadingness of your Worth.

1759 N. Bailey New Universal Dict. (ed. 4) Flatness, planeness, broadness, spreadingness.

1928 Jrnl. Pomology & Hort. Sci. 7 80 In the direction of uprightness or spreadingness there are very distinct modifications.

1979 L. C. Feldstein Dance of Being ii. ii. 63 Space is the ‘repository’ or the ‘spreadingness’ of events.

2008 S. Barry Secret Script. 211 Murder could travel sideways and take other lives all unbeknownst. The very cleverness and spreadingness of murder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spreadingness
释义	spreadingnessn. Brit. /ˈsprɛdɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsprɛdɪŋnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spreading adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < spreading adj. + -ness suffix. Somewhat rare. Tendency or capacity to spread. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [noun] > quality or tendency distributiveness1661 spreadingness1671 diffusibility1883 diffusiveness1884 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2211 As for the Spreadingness of the Plague, he esteems..that it is not so Contagious as is commonly believed. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge Ep. Ded. Though I cannot raise nor greaten the height and spreadingness of your Worth. 1759 N. Bailey New Universal Dict. (ed. 4) Flatness, planeness, broadness, spreadingness. 1928 Jrnl. Pomology & Hort. Sci. 7 80 In the direction of uprightness or spreadingness there are very distinct modifications. 1979 L. C. Feldstein Dance of Being ii. ii. 63 Space is the ‘repository’ or the ‘spreadingness’ of events. 2008 S. Barry Secret Script. 211 Murder could travel sideways and take other lives all unbeknownst. The very cleverness and spreadingness of murder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1671
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