HyperDic: pervasive

English > 1 sense of the word pervasive:
ADJECTIVEallpervasive, permeant, permeating, permeativespreading or spread throughout
pervasive > pronunciation
Soundspervey'sihv
Rhymesabortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...
English > pervasive: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningSpreading or spread throughout.
Examples
  • "the pervasive odor of garlic"
  • "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"
Synonymspermeant, permeating, permeative
BroaderdistributiveServing to distribute or allot / allot or disperse
Spanishpenetrante
Nounspervasivenessthe quality of filling or spreading throughout
Adverbspervasivelyin a pervasive manner
Verbspervadespread or diffuse through

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