Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state, characteristic, or condition of being broad; breadth.

More definitions
  • the property of being wide; having great width

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English brodnes (also as brednysse), from Old English brādnes, brǣdnys (“bread

From Middle English brodnes (also as brednysse), from Old English brādnes, brǣdnys (“breadth, greatness, extent, surface; liberality”), equivalent to broad + -ness.

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Forms

plural: broadnesses
Singularbroadness

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the property of being wide; having great width:wideness

Word family

1 related words
Relatedbroad

See also

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