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sweepingness

sweepingness noun: the quality of being sweeping; broadness of scope.

Noun

sweepingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being sweeping; broadness of scope.
    • The sweepingness of the reforms was altogether unexpected.

Origin of sweepingness

From sweeping + -ness.

Questions about sweepingness

What does sweepingness mean?
Sweepingness means the quality of being sweeping; broadness of scope.
What part of speech is sweepingness?
Sweepingness is a noun.

Words near sweepingness in the dictionary

  1. sweeping the board
  2. sweeping the deck
  3. sweeping the floor with someone
  4. sweeping up
  5. sweepingly
  6. sweepingness
  7. sweepings
  8. sweeplike
  9. sweepline
  10. sweeplines
  11. sweepnet

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