inclusiveness

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in•clu•sive /ɪnˈklusɪv/   adj. 

1. including the limit or extremes of (usually two numbers):
   [after a noun] from 6 to 37 inclusive (= including 6 and 37).
2. including everything:
   an inclusive fee.

Idioms

3. Idioms inclusive of, [after a noun] including:
   the plan involving Europe inclusive of Britain.

in•clu•sive•ly, adv. 
in•clu•sive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•clu•sive  (in klo̅o̅′siv), adj. 

1. including the stated limit or extremes in consideration or account:
   from 6 to 37 inclusive.
2. including a great deal, or including everything concerned;
   comprehensive:
   an inclusive art form; an inclusive fee.
3. that includes;
   enclosing;
   embracing.
4. Grammar (of the first person plural) including the person or persons spoken to, as we in Shall we dance? Cf. exclusive (def. 12).
5. Idioms inclusive of, including;
   also taking into account:
   Europe, inclusive of the British Isles, is negotiating new trade agreements.

• Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, equivalent. to Latin inclūs(us) (see incluse) + -īvus -ive
• late Middle English 1400–50

in•clu′sive•ly, adv. 
in•clu′sive•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. overall, general, all-encompassing.
• 3. including, comprising.