'Expansiveness' definitions:
Definition of 'expansiveness'
From: WordNet
noun
A quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand; "the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed" [syn: expansiveness, expansivity]
noun
A friendly open trait of a talkative person [syn: effusiveness, expansiveness, expansivity]
Definition of 'Expansiveness'
From: GCIDE
- Expansive \Ex*pan"sive\ ([e^]ks*p[a^]n"s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. expansif.]
- 1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster]
- A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace. [1913 Webster]
- His forehead was broad and expansive. --Prescott.
- 2. causing expansion; as, the expansive force of heat. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 3. of much expanse; wide-extending; as, an expansive view of the mountains. [PJC]
- 4. friendly, open, and unrestrained in conversation or discourse; -- of people; as, wine made the guest expansive. [WordNet sense 4]
- Syn: effusive, talkative. [WordNet 1.5]
- 5. characterized by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur. [WordNet sense 3] [WordNet 1.5] -- {Ex*pan"sive*ly}, adv. -{Ex*pan"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'expansiveness'
From: GCIDE
- expansiveness \expansiveness\ n.
- 1. a quality characterized by magnificence of scale; as, the expansiveness of their extravagant lifestyle was soon curtailed. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. a friendly open trait of a talkative person.
- Syn: effusiveness. [WordNet 1.5]
Words containing 'Expansiveness'
- Expanse,
- Expansibility,
- Expansible,
- Expansibleness,
- Expansibly,
- Expansion,
- Expansive,
- Expansively,
- expansivity,
- Expansion coupling,
- Expansion curve,
- Expansion gear,
- Expansion joint,
- Expansion valve,
- coefficient of expansion,
- expansion bit,
- expansion bolt,
- expansion slot,
- expansive bit,
- Automatic expansion gear,
- Fixed expansion gear,
- Triple-expansion steam engine