broadness

broad  (brôd)

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.

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[Middle English brod, from Old English brd.]

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broadly adv.

broadness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

broadness - the property of being wide; having great width wideness width, breadth - the extent of something from side to side thickness, heaviness - used of a line or mark

Translations

broadness [ˈbrɔːdnɪs] N

1. (in dimension) → anchura f, extensión f

2. [of accent] → lo cerrado

broadness [ˈbrɔːdnɪs] n (see adj) → larghezza, apertura, chiarezza
the broadness of his accent → il suo accento marcato