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Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse. "A plentiful and diffusive perfume." Hare.

The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse; extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style: Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity. The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its diffusiveness. Addison.

The quality of being digestible.

The quality of being digestible; digestibility.

Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of A letter written with singular energy and dignity of thought Macaulay.

The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; -- opposed to contractibility. Ray.

The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.

The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.

The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence.

The quality or state of being dilute. Bp. Wilkins.

The quality of being diminutive; smallness; littleness; minuteness.

The state or quality

Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.

The state or quality of being dioecious.

The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.

Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide; directive.

Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury. I was brought here under the disadvantage of being unknown by sight to any of you. Burke. Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvant…

The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.

The quality of being discernible.

The quality of being improvable by discipline. Sir M. Hale.