expansiveness


Pronunciation key

( ik-spansiv-nis )

ex•pan•sive•ness

n.

  1. Quality or state of being expansive.
  2. Psychiatry. Condition which is characterized by an overestimation of the ego, delusion of grandeur, et cetera; megalomania.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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