breadth
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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.
4.
size in general; extent.
5.
Art. a broad or general effect due to subordination of details or nonessentials.
Origin:
1515–25; earlier bredeth, equivalent to brede breadth (Middle English; Old English brǣdu, equivalent to brǣd-, mutated variant of brād broad + -u noun suffix) + -th1; akin to German Breite, Gothic braidei
1515–25; earlier bredeth, equivalent to brede breadth (Middle English; Old English brǣdu, equivalent to brǣd-, mutated variant of brād broad + -u noun suffix) + -th1; akin to German Breite, Gothic braidei
Related forms
breadth·less, adjective
Synonyms
3. latitude, impartiality, open-mindedness. 4. scope, range, reach, compass, span.
3. latitude, impartiality, open-mindedness. 4. scope, range, reach, compass, span.
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breadth (brɛdθ, brɛtθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from obsolete brēde (from Old English brǣdu, from brād | |
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Word Origin & History
breadth
1520s, alteration of brede "breadth," from O.E. brædu "breadth, width, extent," from bræd; probably by analogy with long/length.
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Example sentences
Another trait of good literature exemplified by the Bible is breadth.
There are a few individuals making cranky software which is severely limited by its lack of breadth.
Thus all these tiny scratches give us breadth and heft and depth.
What the scientists gain in breadth is partially canceled out by the lack of control they have over the incoming information.
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