diffuseness.

1. A spread-out quality without a clear concentration or sharp boundary.

2. A lack of conciseness or focus in speech or writing.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• the diffuseness of light
• the diffuseness of a pattern

On the page

The diffuseness of the light softened the outlines of the machinery.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.