Home › Words › E › electivenesselectivenesselectiveness means quality of being elective.EtymologyFrom elective + -ness.nounQuality of being elective.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.electivity 83% match — The condition of being elective vs electiveness →electively 69% match — In an elective manner; by choice. vs electiveness →elective 68% match — Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options. vs electiveness →eclecticism 67% match — The quality of being eclectic. vs electiveness →selectivity 64% match — The quality of being selective, or extent to which something is selective. vs electiveness →electability 62% match — The capability of a candidate to be elected. vs electiveness →selectedness 62% match — The property of being selected. vs electiveness →selectness 61% match — The property of being select. vs electiveness →