Meanings
nounexhaustiveness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state of being exhaustive.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-ye-ti
- Proto-Italic*auziō
- Latinhauriō
- Latinexhauriō
- Latinexhaustus
- Medieval Latinexhaustīvus
- Englishexhaustive
- Englishexhaustiveness
From exhaustive + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan exhaustivitat
- exhaustivitatstate of being exhaustive
Dutch volledigheid
- volledigheidstate of being exhaustive
Finnish tyhjentävyys
- tyhjentävyysstate of being exhaustive
French exhaustivité, complétude
- exhaustivitéstate of being exhaustive
- complétudestate of being exhaustive
Greek εξαντλητικότητα
- εξαντλητικότητα (exantlitikótita)state of being exhaustive
Polish wyczerpującość
- wyczerpującośćstate of being exhaustive
Cite this entry
APA
exhaustiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaustiveness
MLA
“exhaustiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaustiveness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhaustiveness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaustiveness.
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