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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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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