diffuseness

dif·fuse  (d-fyz)

v. dif·fused, dif·fus·ing, dif·fus·es

v.tr.

1. To pour out and cause to spread freely.

2. To spread about or scatter; disseminate.

3. To make less brilliant; soften.

v.intr.

1. To become widely dispersed; spread out.

2. Physics To undergo diffusion.

adj. (d-fys)

1. Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated.

2. Characterized by verbosity; wordy. See Synonyms at wordy.

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[From Middle English, dispersed, from Anglo-Norman diffus, from Latin diffsus, past participle of diffundere, to spread : dis-, out, apart; see dis- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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dif·fusely (-fysl) adv.

dif·fuseness (-fysns) n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diffuseness - the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume scatter, spread - a haphazard distribution in all directions

Translations

diffuseness [dɪˈfjuːsnɪs] N [of style, writer] → prolijidad f

diffuseness

n (of style) → Weitschweifigkeit f