pervasive

/pə:'veisiv/

Thân thiện

The pervasive smell of garlic filled the cozy kitchen.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Spreading widely throughout an area or group of people: Describes something that is present and felt in every part of a place or situation.
   • Having the quality of permeating or diffusing through something: Often used to describe an influence, feeling, or characteristic that is difficult to avoid or escape because it is everywhere.

Usage

• The word pervasive is typically used before a noun to describe a quality or thing that is widespread.
• It often carries a neutral or slightly negative connotation, describing something omnipresent, which can sometimes be undesirable (e.g., a pervasive smell, a pervasive problem).
• It is a formal word commonly used in academic, technical, and journalistic contexts.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The pervasive influence of social media has changed how we communicate.
  • A sense of anxiety was pervasive in the office before the announcement.
  • The report highlighted the pervasive corruption within the institution.

Advanced Usage

• "Pervasive computing": A technical term referring to the integration of computing capability into everyday objects and environments.
  • The concept of pervasive computing envisions a world where smart devices are seamlessly integrated into our surroundings.
• "Pervasive developmental disorder": A clinical term for a group of disorders characterized by delays in communication and social skills.
  • Autism spectrum disorder is classified as a pervasive developmental disorder.

Variants and Related Words

• Pervasively (adverb): In a way that spreads throughout.
  • The ideology was pervasively present in all their publications.
• Pervasiveness (noun): The quality of being pervasive.
  • The pervasiveness of the issue made it a top priority for the committee.

Synonyms

• Ubiquitous: Seeming to be everywhere at the same time.
• Omnipresent: Present everywhere simultaneously.
• Permeating: Spreading throughout; suffusing.

Antonyms

• Sporadic: Occurring at irregular intervals; not constant or frequent.
• Limited: Restricted in size, amount, or extent.
• Scarce: Insufficient for the demand; rarely found.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. spreading or spread throughout
   • armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations
   • the pervasive odor of garlic
   • an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion

Từ đồng nghĩa

• permeant
• permeating
• permeative