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breadth

[ bredth, bretth, breth ]

noun

  1. the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
  2. an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width:

    a breadth of cloth.

  3. freedom from narrowness or restraint; liberality:

    a person with great breadth of view.

    Synonyms: open-mindedness, impartiality, latitude

  4. size in general; extent.

    Synonyms: span, compass, reach, range, scope

  5. Art. a broad or general effect due to subordination of details or nonessentials.


breadth

/ brɛtθ; brɛdθ /

noun

  1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side; width
  2. a piece of fabric having a standard or definite width
  3. distance, extent, size, or dimension
  4. openness and lack of restriction, esp of viewpoint or interest; liberality


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  • breadthless adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of breadth1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of breadth1

C16: from obsolete brēde (from Old English brǣdu , from brād broad ) + -th 1; related to Gothic braidei , Old High German breitī

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Example Sentences

However, there was sharp disagreement over the breadth of the problem.

Zoe Saldana has also recently praised sci-fi movies for the depth and breadth of women in its ensembles.

A U.S. diplomat once spoke with bitterness of the breadth of his power when negotiating with an uncooperative dictator.

She is shocked by the breadth of the havoc unleashed on Gaza and is devastated by the price Palestinians have paid.

In her dissent, Justice Ginsburg bristles at the majority's "decision of startling breadth."

Frulein Fichtner is more in the bravura than in the sentimental line, and she has a certain breadth, grasp, and freshness.

And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy, land, O Emmanuel.

That of the female just killed measured four feet five inches in length and four feet in breadth.

Thence we proceeded directly into the principal street (Rua Direita), whose only beauty consists in its breadth.

He was tall and thin, and wore his coats padded, which gave a fictitious breadth and depth to his shoulders and chest.

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