broad

adj., broad·er, broad·est.

1. Wide in extent from side to side: a broad river; broad shoulders.
2. Large in expanse; spacious: a broad lawn.
3. Having a certain width from side to side: A sidewalk three feet broad.
4. Full; open: broad daylight.
5. Covering a wide scope; general: a broad rule.
6. Liberal; tolerant: had broad views regarding social services. See synonyms at broad-minded.
7. Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.
8. Plain and clear; obvious: gave us a broad hint to leave.
9. Obsolete. Outspoken.
10. Vulgar; ribald: a broad joke.
11. Strikingly regional or dialectal: a broad Southern accent.
12. Linguistics. Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.

n.

1. A wide flat part, as of one's hand.
2. Often Offensive Slang. A woman or girl.

adv.

Fully; completely.

[Middle English brod, from Old English brād.]

broadly broad'ly adv.
broadness broad'ness n.

adjective

1. Extending over a large area from side to side: wide. See wide/narrow.
2. Large in expanse: ample, expansive, extensive, spacious. See wide/narrow.
3. Covering a wide scope: all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread. See specific/general.
4. Not narrow or conservative in thought, expression, or conduct: broad-minded, liberal, open-minded, progressive, tolerant. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, wide/narrow.
5. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety: clear, obvious, patent, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle. See clear/unclear, see/not see.
6. Offensive to accepted standards of decency: barnyard, bawdy, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar. Slang raunchy. See decent/indecent.

Idioms beginning with broad:
broad daylight
broad in the beam
broad shoulders, have

See also can't hit the broad side of a barn.

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adj

Definition: extensive; wide physically
Antonyms: narrow, small

adj

Definition: full, obvious
Antonyms: empty, restricted

adj

Definition: liberal-minded
Antonyms: close-minded, small-minded

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Said of wool in a fleece which is coarser than normal for the class of sheep.

IN BRIEF: Not narrow; extending far and wide.

Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature. — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (1859-1930), English physician and writer of Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

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Common misspelling(s) of broadly

• broady

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bred, vid
n. - det brede
adv. - bredt, vidt

idioms:

• broad bean    hestebønne
• broad brush    løs, med vide grænser
• broad money    fastslå likviditet
• in broad daylight    i fuldt dagslys

Nederlands (Dutch)
breed, wijd, globaal, ruim, ruw, voornaamste, platvloers, ruimdenkend, het brede deel van iets, wijf

Français (French)
adj. - large, général, sommaire, prononcé (un accent)
n. - le milieu du dos, (GB) la région des lacs du Norfolk, (US) nana (arg)
adv. - entièrement, complètement

idioms:

• broad bean    fève plate
• broad brush    sommaire, schématique
• broad money    (Fin) évaluation des liquidités
• in broad daylight    en plein jour, (fig) au grand jour, devant tout le monde

Deutsch (German)
adj. - breit, weit, global, grob
n. - breiter Teil, Weibsbild
adv. - völlig

idioms:

• broad bean    Saubohne, dicke Bohne
• broad brush    in groben Zügen, global
• broad money    Beurteilung von Liquidität
• in broad daylight    am hellichten Tag

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευρύς, πλατύς, φαρδύς, σαφής, γενικός, χονδρικός, περιεκτικός, κύριος, βασικός, (για χώρο) ανοικτός, εκτεταμένος, φιλελεύθερος, ανεκτικός, (για προφορά) έντονη, (για φως) άπλετο
n. - ευρύ τμήμα, πλάτυσμα, πλάτεμα ποταμού, (ΗΠΑ) γυναίκα, γκόμενα

idioms:

• broad bean    (φυτολ.) κουκί, κύαμος
• broad brush    με αδρές πινελιές, γενικόλογος
• broad money    (οικον.) προσφορά χρήματος με την ευρύτερη έννοια
• in broad daylight    μέρα μεσημέρι

Italiano (Italian)
vasto, generale

idioms:

• broad bean    fava comune
• broad brush    vago

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amplo, geral
n. - parte (f) larga de um rio, mulher (f) (pej.)

idioms:

• broad bean    feijão-fava (m)
• broad brush    idéia (f) geral sem os detalhes

Русский (Russian)
широкий, общий, великолепная баба

idioms:

• broad bean    фасоль
• broad brush    обзор, резюме

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ancho, dilatado, global
n. - mujer
adv. - en general

idioms:

• broad bean    haba cochinera
• broad brush    general, que le faltan detalles
• broad money    liquidez financiera
• in broad daylight    en pleno día

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bred, öppen, grov
n. - brud, fnask

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宽广的, 口音重的, 粗俗的, 宽阔部分, 宽阔地, 土腔很重地

idioms:

• broad bean    蚕豆
• broad brush    大略的
• in broad daylight    在大白天, 公开地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 寬廣的, 口音重的, 粗俗的
n. - 寬闊部分
adv. - 寬闊地, 土腔很重地

idioms:

• broad bean    蠶豆
• broad brush    大略的
• in broad daylight    在大白天, 公開地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 폭이 넓은, 밝은, 일반적인
n. - 바닥, 매춘부
adv. - 넓게, 충분히

idioms:

• in broad daylight    대낮에

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 広い, 広々とした, 幅が…の, 広い範囲の, 寛大な, 明らかな, 大ざっぱな, 主要な, みだらな
n. - 広い部分, 水郷地帯, 女

idioms:

• broad bean    空豆, ソラマメ
• broad brush    大まかな
• in broad daylight    真っ昼間に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عريض, واسع, رحب (الاسم) أمرأة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רחב, כללי, מקיף, מובהק, סובלני, ברור, גלוי, ליברלי, רוחב, גס במקצת‬
n. - ‮אישה, בחורה, החלק הרחב של‬
adv. - ‮רחב, כללי, מקיף, מובהק, סובלני, ברור, גלוי, ליברלי, רוחב‬

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