broadness

[ brawd-nis ]

noun

1. the state or character of being broad:

   the broadness of the ship; the broadness of his jokes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadness¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; broad, -ness

Example Sentences

Not far away was a large house hired and controlled by a church long noted for its broadness and its generosity.

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The day is near at hand when the problem will have to be faced with courage and broadness of mind.

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And the broadness of the terms in which every proper prophecy is couched makes this all the more easy.

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The metaphor has obvious defects, but expresses the broadness of the Broad party in the Church.

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His conclusions have that broadness of view which belongs only to those most advanced in thought.

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