breadth

(brĕdth)
n.

1. The measure or dimension from side to side; width.
2. A piece usually produced in a standard width: a breadth of canvas.
3. 1. Wide range or scope: breadth of knowledge.
   2. Tolerance; broadmindedness: a jurist of great breadth and wisdom.
4. An effect of unified, encompassing vision in an artistic composition.

[Middle English breth, from brede (on the model of length, length).]

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noun

The extent of something from side to side: broadness, wideness, width. See wide/narrow.

n

Definition: extent
Antonyms: narrowness, restrictedness

n

Definition: width
Antonyms: length, longitude

IN BRIEF: n. - The extent of something from side to side; The capacity to understand a broad range of topics.

Tutor's tip: She held her "breath" (inhaled and exhaled air), then began to "breathe" (inhale and exhale air) deeply when she saw the "breadth" (distance from side to side) of the ocean.

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• Dimensions and Directions - breadth: dimension from side to side; width

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See words rhyming with "breadth."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bredde

Nederlands (Dutch)
breedte, ruimte, ruime opvatting, liberaliteit

Français (French)
n. - largeur, (fig) largeur (de la pensée), ampleur (du style), (Art) largeur d'exécution, (Mus) jeu large

Deutsch (German)
n. - Breite, Weite

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλάτος, εύρος

Italiano (Italian)
larghezza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - largura (f)

Русский (Russian)
ширина

Español (Spanish)
n. - ancho, anchura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bredd, vidd, utrymme

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宽度, 幅, 幅宽

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 寬度, 幅, 幅寬

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폭 , 관용, 웅대함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 幅, 広さ, 寛容

idioms:

• hair's breadth    間一髪, 僅かな間隔で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عرض, اتساع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רוחב, מרחב, מישור, רחבות-אופק, רוחב לב‬

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