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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Cumulative breadth has made new all-time highs this week, though, and that is a positive thing for the market in general.
From MarketWatch
But by midyear, their quantitative models began to show market breadth improving and value factors starting to pay off.
From Barron's
Its edge comes from speed and breadth — reviewing more scenarios, more counterarguments and more data in much less time.
From MarketWatch
She said lead mined in the area travelled across the breadth of the Roman Empire, adding that the museum was excited at the prospect of acquiring these "remarkable objects".
From BBC
The compilation’s temporal breadth and depth is definitely a highlight here; there are no clunkers and no choices that feel like stretching to fill out a two-disc set.
From Salon
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