broadness

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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.

7. Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points: a plan presented in broad outline.

8. Plain and clear; obvious: gave us a broad hint to leave.

9. Vulgar; ribald: a broad joke.

10. Strikingly regional or dialectal: a broad Southern accent.

11. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.

1. A wide flat part, as of one's hand.

2. Offensive Slang A woman or girl.

adv.

Fully; completely.

[Middle English brod, from Old English brād.]

broad′ly adv.

broad′ness n.

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Noun

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

broadness

noun

The extent of something from side to side:

breadth, wideness, width.

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broadness

[ˈbrɔːdnɪs] N

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

2. [of accent] → lo cerrado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

broadness

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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