comprehensiveness

com·pre·hen·sive  (kmpr-hnsv)

adj.

1. So large in scope or content as to include much: a comprehensive history of the revolution.

2. Marked by or showing extensive understanding: comprehensive knowledge.

n.

1. An examination or series of examinations covering the entire field of major study, given in the final undergraduate or graduate year of college. Often used in the plural.

2. A preliminary layout showing all the elements planned for an advertisement.

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[Late Latin comprehnsvus, conceivable, from Latin comprehnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]

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compre·hensive·ly adv.

compre·hensive·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comprehensiveness - completeness over a broad scope fullness completeness - the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed
	2.	comprehensiveness - the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views" breadth, largeness intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience capaciousness, roominess - intellectual breadth; "the very capaciousness of the idea meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary"; "his unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess"

Translations

comprehensiveness

n → Ausführlichkeit f; the comprehensiveness of his report → sein umfassender Bericht