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inclusiveness

[ in-kloo-siv-nis ]

noun

  1. the quality of aiming to include and integrate all people and groups in activities, organizations, political processes, etc., especially people who are disadvantaged or marginalized, have suffered discrimination, or are living with disabilities:

    For the last 20 years the school has been promoting inclusiveness by enrolling students with visual impairments.

    Inclusiveness matters, so treat the custodian the same way you treat the CEO.

  2. freedom from bias, stereotypes, or any terminology that would exclude a particular group of people:

    For greater inclusiveness in language, the editor suggested using more gender-neutral words like “parent” in our guidelines.

  3. the quality of including a great deal or encompassing everything that might be desired; comprehensiveness:

    Because of the great surf location and the inclusiveness of the package, we will definitely make a repeat visit to this resort.



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Other Words From

  • non·in·clu·sive·ness noun
  • su·per·in·clu·sive·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inclusiveness1

First recorded in 1680–90; inclusive ( def ) + -ness ( def )

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Example Sentences

As part of the Bay Area, the city is also one of the most inclusive places on the planet for LGBTQ residents.

As a collection 50 years in the making, the overall proportions and numbers in the collection are not at 50 percent, but our acquisitions now demonstrate our intention to fulfill our goal of a more inclusive collection over time.

From Vox

Beckham said health systems as a whole need to be more inclusive, as well.

Along with Bunker and Cannon, Query said they have led the New Hampshire House’s LGBTQ caucus in pushing for reforms to make state laws more inclusive.

An inclusive and safe destination, it’s a welcoming place to live and work.

They could, after all, have just been trying to make a gesture toward inclusiveness.

We have to use common sense inclusiveness, because we are quickly getting to a place where our brain is falling out.

Inclusiveness,” says Visser, “must be judged on policies, not on numbers.

While shocking in its inclusiveness, the focus on privacy tools is not at all surprising to security experts.

The former is an exquisitely calibrated product of American liberalism, ever attentive to such notions as “inclusiveness.”

However, looking further in Heymann, my faith in German thoroughness and all-inclusiveness revived.

Everything teaches us the lesson of inclusiveness, as we approach a more spiritualized ideal of life.

Very slowly, however, did it permit itself to lose any of its marks of catholicity and inclusiveness.

This system of exclusion was accompanied by an equally vigorous policy of inclusiveness.

Kedzie laughed at the extraordinary inclusiveness of their High Exclusivenesses until she got her own home.

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