narrowness

nar·row  (nr)

adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est

1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.

2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.

3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.

4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.

5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.

6. Linguistics Tense.

v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows

v.tr.

1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.

2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.

v.intr.

To become narrower; contract.

n.

1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.

2. narrows (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.

b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.

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[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]

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narrow·ish adj.

narrow·ly adv.

narrow·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	narrowness - the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road" width, breadth - the extent of something from side to side fineness, thinness - the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" broadness, wideness - the property of being wide; having great width
	2.	narrowness - an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior narrow-mindedness intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs parochialism - a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish pettiness - narrowness of mind or ideas or views provincialism - a lack of sophistication denominationalism, sectarianism - a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism"
	3.	narrowness - a restriction of range or scope; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons" limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
	4.	narrowness - a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote" narrow margin, slimness margin - an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"

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narrowness noun

Related words
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Translations

narrowness [ˈnærəʊnɪs] N

1. [of road, path, channel] → estrechez f

2. [of victory, defeat] → escaso margen m

3. [of attitude] → lo cerrado
narrowness of mind → estrechez f de miras

narrowness [ˈnærəʊnɪs] n

[river, road] → étroitesse f

[ideas, outlook] → étroitesse f
the narrowness of their mental and spiritual outlook → l'étroitesse de leurs horizons mentaux et spirituels
the narrowness of their attitude
BUT leur étroitesse d'esprit.

[victory, majority] → caractère m étriqué
The narrowness of the government's victory reflected deep division within the Party → Le caractère étriqué de la victoire du gouvernement reflétait les profondes divisions à l'intérieur du parti.

[escape]
He was shaken by the narrowness of his escape → Il était secoué de ne s'en être sorti que de justesse., Il était secoué de ne s'en être sorti que d'extrême justesse.

narrowness [ˈnærəʊnɪs] n → strettezza