Comprehensiveness \Com`pre*hen"sive*ness\, n. The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope. Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on ancient coins. --Addison.
comprehensiveness n 1: completeness over a broad scope [syn: {fullness}] 2: an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" [syn: {breadth}]