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Meaning of "selectiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELECTIVENESS

selectiveness  [sɪˈlɛktɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELECTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Selectiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELECTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Selectivity

Selectivity may refer to: ▪ Selectivity, in radio transmission ▪ Binding selectivity, in pharmacology ▪ Functional selectivity, in pharmacology ▪ Socioemotional selectivity theory, in social psychology ▪ Reactivity–selectivity principle, in chemistry ▪ Stereoselectivity, in organic chemistry ▪ Natural selection, in biology ▪ Sensitivity and specificity, in statistical theory ▪ Discrimination, the ability to distinguish small differences ▪ Choice, making a selection among options...

Definition of selectiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of selectiveness in the dictionary is the quality of being selective rather than all-encompassing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELECTIVENESS


activeness
ˈæktɪvnəs
collectiveness
kəˈlɛktɪvnəs
conjunctiveness
kənˈdʒʌŋktɪvnəs
constructiveness
kənˈstrʌktɪvnəs
contradictiveness
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktɪvnəs
defectiveness
dɪˈfektɪvnəs
diffractiveness
dɪˈfræktɪvnəs
inactiveness
ɪnˈæktɪvnəs
indistinctiveness
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋktɪvnəs
inductiveness
ɪnˈdʌktɪvnəs
invectiveness
ɪnˈvektɪvnəs
nonproductiveness
ˌnɒnprəˈdʌktɪvnəs
objectiveness
əbˈdʒɛktɪvnəs
perfectiveness
pəˈfɛktɪvnəs
productiveness
prəˈdʌktɪvnəs
reproductiveness
ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪvnəs
respectiveness
rɪˈspektɪvnəs
restrictiveness
rɪˈstrɪktɪvnəs
subjectiveness
səbˈdʒɛktɪvnəs
unproductiveness
ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELECTIVENESS

selection
selection committee
selectionist
selective
selective abortion
selective amnesia
selective attention
selective breeding
selective memory
selective service
selective strike
selective synchronisation
selective synchronization
selectively
selectivity
selectly
selectman
selectmen
selectness
selector

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELECTIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of selectiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «selectiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELECTIVENESS

Find out the translation of selectiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of selectiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selectiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

选择性强
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

selectividad
570 millions of speakers

English

selectiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

selectiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتقائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

избирательность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seletividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

selectiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sélectivité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemilihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selektivität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

selectiveness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위한 선택
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pilihan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chọn lọc riêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

selectiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निवड करण्याची क्षमता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seçicilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selettività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

selektywność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вибірковість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

selectivitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιλεκτικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selectiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

selektivitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selectiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of selectiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELECTIVENESS»

The term «selectiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 141.486 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELECTIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «selectiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «selectiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about selectiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELECTIVENESS»

Discover the use of selectiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to selectiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Solitude and Privacy: A Study of Social Isolation, its ...
D. Selectiveness on grounds of prestige when inspired by ideas of class, income, specialisation of function and so on has been considered in the foregoing section . There is, however, one specialisation of function which issues in a ...
Paul Halmos, 2013
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Distributed Data Bases
it may be executed after receiving information from the same level nodes of the tree structure; in such a way a serialization of subqueries is obtained, and the selectiveness of the single conditions is propagated; - finally, it is possible to send ...
I. W. Draffan, F. Poole, 1980
3
The State: Critical Concepts
... for example in Luhmann's systems theory — selectiveness is claimed to be a constitutive feature of each and every social system as a means of maintaining boundaries as opposed to an overly complex and hence threatening environment; ...
John A. Hall, 1994
4
China's Industrial Technology: Market Reform and ...
From observations of the transformation of R&D institutes and industrial enterprises dealt with in the previous chapter, this selectiveness is to be understood also as a function of both economic and institutional factors, and not simply as the ...
Shulin Gu, 2004
5
Hormones, Brain and Behavior, Five-Volume Set
This lack of selectiveness continues throughout the duration of the virgin females life. The rate of jl-llll biosynthesis by corpora allata from these females following a peak on day 4 is variable but generally declines, so that following day 13 it ...
‎2002
6
Memory Against Culture: Arguments and Reminders
Furthermore, to diagnose selectiveness clinically requires a position above or outside the acts or practices of remembering, a position that enables the researcher to compare input and output and to sort out what, in a given experiment, ...
Johannes Fabian, 2007
7
Data Communication Principles: For Fixed and Wireless Networks
The result of time- selectiveness is a variation of characteristics as a function of time. The signal could fade for a long time or quickly for many short durations. If a signal fades away for a long time, we call this slow fading. If the signal fades ...
Aftab Ahmad, 2002
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Application of Thought and Reality: The Model
So moves to the concept of eugenics in leading to the selectiveness and, then, the selectiveness leading to a motivation of intensity all concerning the individual. So moves to the concept of the individual as a motivation of intensity through ...
Doug Eiderzen, 2010
9
Orientations: Collected Writings
Static structure may admit of a large range of all kinds of note values, or a small range; it may be based on extreme, though constant, selectiveness or on a complete absence of selectiveness - but all these criteria must of course remain ...
Pierre Boulez, Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Martin Cooper, 1990
10
Studies in Biblical and Patristic Criticism: Or Studia ...
There was from the first an element of inscrutable selectiveness in God's dealings within the race of Abraham. Ishmael was rejected, Isaac chosen : Esau was rejected and Jacob chosen, antecedently to all moral conduct, though both were of ...
Driver, William Sanday, Cheyne, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELECTIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term selectiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Face the music, Binay camp tells Abad
... however, expressed doubts that the case against the budget secretary would prosper due to the alleged "partiality" and "selectiveness" of the Ombudsman. «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»
2
Semantics are important in this war of words
... rather, the hour-long ramble contained a number of inconsistencies, political selectiveness and statements of unadulterated intolerance as he highlighted the ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
3
OPINION: What about you, Pluto?
But one cannot help to notice how queer this process can be, especially the selectiveness that doesn't seem to have any rhyme or reason. Perhaps the question ... «The Observer, Jul 15»
4
Banks squeezed on real estate debt
The report noted that while domestic bank lending still remains the predominant source of debt in many markets, increased lending selectiveness by banks ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
Machado a quirky fit as Orioles' leadoff hitter
"If he can continue that selectiveness, he's going to have one of those years that we all know he's capable of," Showalter said. When Machado broke into the ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»
6
Machado putting up big numbers as a leadoff hitter
... he had in 156 games in 2013. “If he can continue that selectiveness, he's going to have one of those years that we all know he's capable of,” Showalter said. «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
7
You Can Now Know if Your Dating App Match is a Celebrity...or …
Offering more preference features than any app before it (with settings going as far as religion, height, and education selectiveness), The League is where ... «Town and Country Magazine, Jul 15»
8
There will be blood
Lower costs and more selectiveness mean that new investments should make money. Most firms boast potential annual returns of 25% or more on new wells ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
9
South Bend Cubs hitting coach Jesus Feliciano passing along his …
At South Bend, the 35-year-old Feliciano, “Junito” or “Junior” at home, is getting his young players to understand concepts such as “aggressive selectiveness” ... «The Elkhart Truth, May 15»
10
Australia: Godolphin rider McDonald criticised by stewards
Australia: Ray Murrihy, chief steward at Racing NSW, has put James McDonald on notice over the jockey's selectiveness when it comes to accepting rides down ... «Racing Post, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Selectiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/selectiveness>. Jun 2026 ».
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