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broadness

American  
[brawd-nis] / ˈbrɔd nɪs /

noun

  1. the state or character of being broad.

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


Etymology

Origin of broadness

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

Example Sentences

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But the bigness of the venue and broadness of the audience had the advantage of also stimulating vast quantities of adrenaline from the world’s greatest stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

The broadness of genetic multicancer screening tests makes it difficult to define a population that they would benefit most.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2022

“I have great concerns with the overreach and broadness of dealing with workplace metrics,” Battles said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

There's a lot of that out there and I'm glad, but I wanted to do something that more encapsulated, I don't know, the "broadness" of myself.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2021

He saw my ungainly movements as I climbed the library steps, the broadness of my shoulders inside my Papagallo coat.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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