: the quality or state of being crowded

Examples of crowdedness in a Sentence

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Everyone would remark on the crowdedness and the surprise of seeing him here and her too. James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 The result is a biochemical system in which the crowdedness of the cytoplasm reflects a cell’s growth and health, Holt said. Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026 Given Ohanian’s growing experience in the LA market, crowdedness isn’t a concern. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Even as tragedy and struggle beset the tenement districts, the very qualities that defined the tenement’s unfavorable physical conditions—over-crowdedness and density—became building blocks for community. Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crowdedness

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crowdedness was in 1823

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“Crowdedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowdedness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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crowdedness

noun
: the state of being crowded
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