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- Dictionarypervasive/pəˈveɪsɪv/
adjective
- 1. (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people: "ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society"
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present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place: The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books. a pervasive smell of diesel. Reforms are being undermined by the all- pervasive corruption in the country. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Present. all over. attendance. attendant. be in at the kill idiom. bulk. face. front.
6 Mac 2013 · The meaning of PERVASIVE is existing in or spreading through every part of something. How to use pervasive in a sentence. Is pervasive always negative?
Pervasive definition: spread throughout. See examples of PERVASIVE used in a sentence.
When something — like a hairstyle — is super-common, it's pervasive. Pervasive things can't be escaped. Playing video games is pervasive among kids. Talking about the weather is pervasive among adults. Ideas, diseases, habits, and all sorts of things can be pervasive.
present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place: The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books. a pervasive smell of diesel. Reforms are being undermined by the all- pervasive corruption in the country. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Present. all over. attendance. attendant. be in at the kill idiom. bulk. face. front.
Something, especially something bad, that is pervasive is present or felt throughout a place or thing.
existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing. a pervasive smell of damp. Her influence is all-pervasive (= it affects everyone and everything). A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels.
Pervasive Definition. pər-vāsĭv, -zĭv. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Tending to pervade or spread throughout. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
moving into or through everywhere or everything: a pervasive smell. the pervasive influence of television. (Definition of pervasive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of pervasive. in Chinese (Traditional) 充斥各處的, 瀰漫的，遍佈的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 充斥各处的, 弥漫的，遍布的… See more. in Spanish.
Define pervasive. pervasive synonyms, pervasive pronunciation, pervasive translation, English dictionary definition of pervasive. adj. Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate: the pervasive odor of garlic. per·va′sive·ly adv. per·va′sive·ness n.
