: 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 crowdedness of his house doesn’t reflect disorganization; the milk in his fridge is always turned so that the label faces outward. Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2022 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 The crowdedness prediction tool will cover plenty of public transit routes in Google Maps. Chris Smith, BGR, 21 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for crowdedness

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Jul. 2026.

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crowdedness

noun
: the state of being crowded
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