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broadness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state, characteristic, or condition of being broad; breadth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the property of being wide; having great width

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wideness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: width, breadth

Narrower terms: thickness, heaviness

History

Etymology

From Middle English brodnes (also as brednysse), from Old English brādnes, brǣdnys (“breadth, greatness, extent, surface; liberality”), equivalent to broad + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: მოურიდებლობა (mouridebloba) — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad
  • Georgian: სიგანე (sigane) — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad
  • Irish: leithe — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad
  • Irish: leithne — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad
  • Latin: lātitūdō — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad
  • Latin: pinguitūdō — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad
  • Persian: گشادی (gošâdi) — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad
  • Spanish: vastedad — the state, characteristic, or condition of being broad