The quality or characteristic of being consumptive; the state of wasting away or using up resources continuously.
From consumptive + -ness (abstract noun suffix). Creates a noun describing the quality of progressive consumption or wasting.
Abstract nouns ending in -ness let us talk about qualities as things themselves. 'Consumptiveness' transforms the adjective 'consumptive' into a philosophical concept—the very nature of wasting.
Noun form; inherits the gendered medicalization of consumption/TB, where the state of being consumptive was tied to feminized imagery.
Use for resource intensity or disease severity only. Avoid as abstract descriptor of persons or characteristics.
["resource intensity","severity","progression"]
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