Exhaustiveness

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪvnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being thorough, complete, and covering all details or aspects of something.

Etymology

From exhaustive plus the abstract noun suffix -ness. Became established in English philosophical and scientific writing during the 18th century.

Kelly Says

The exhaustiveness of the Oxford English Dictionary took over a century to compile—its completeness is legendary because the editors literally exhausted the language!

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