inclusiveness

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noun

The property of being inclusive; inclusivity

OriginEnglish inclusive ← Middle French inclusif ← Medieval Latin inclūsīvus →
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Meanings

nouninclusiveness (countable and uncountable, plural inclusivenesses)

plural inclusivenesses

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being inclusive; inclusivity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  6. Proto-Italic*klaudō
  7. Latinclaudō
  8. Latininclūdō
  9. Latininclūsus
  10. Medieval Latininclūsīvus
  11. Middle Frenchinclusif
  12. Englishinclusive
  13. Englishinclusiveness

From inclusive + -ness.

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APA

inclusiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusiveness

MLA

“inclusiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inclusiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inclusiveness.

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