breadth
Americannoun
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the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
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an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width.
a breadth of cloth.
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freedom from narrowness or restraint; liberality.
a person with great breadth of view.
- Synonyms:
- open-mindedness , impartiality , latitude
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size in general; extent.
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Art. a broad or general effect due to subordination of details or nonessentials.
noun
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the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side; width
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a piece of fabric having a standard or definite width
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distance, extent, size, or dimension
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openness and lack of restriction, esp of viewpoint or interest; liberality
Other Word Forms
- breadthless adjective
Etymology
Origin of breadth
1515–25; earlier bredeth, equivalent to brede breadth ( Middle English; Old English brǣdu, equivalent to brǣd-, mutated variant of brād broad + -u noun suffix) + -th 1 ( def. ) akin to German Breite, Gothic braidei
Example Sentences
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The report found Patel “has neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director needs to be successful.”
From Salon
The share of advancing stocks, or breadth, had started to taper off even before the S&P 500 hit its Oct.
From MarketWatch
His goal: to create a go-to defense company with the heft and breadth to rival the American giants that have dominated the industry since World War II.
On a more positive note, breadth has improved considerably with the strong rally this week.
From MarketWatch
Its 78 million manuscripts, from the papers of the Continental Congress and George Washington to those of the Gershwin brothers and J. Robert Oppenheimer, cover the breadth of the American experience.
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