Synonyms for diffuseness
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being diffuse.
Related words
- Word family
- diffusion
Forms
- Plural
- diffusenesses → redundancies, tautologies, pleonasms…
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Etymologically, diffuseness is a scattering, both of words and thought; redundancy is an overflow.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- redundancy Tom wasn't eligible for redundancy payment.
- tautology "That's a tautology." "No it's not. It's a paradox."
- pleonasm A black darkness is an example of a pleonasm.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| diffuseness | falling | |
| redundancy | steady | |
| tautology | steady | |
| pleonasm | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- pleonasm4
- 9 letters
- tautology
- 10 letters
- redundancy4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pleonasm4 = 4 syllables).