breadth
noun /bredθ/ /bretθ/Definition
› [C or U] the distance from one side to another: The length of this box is twice its breadth.Measurements of length and distance C2 [S] the fact of including many different things, features, subjects, or qualities: The breadth of her knowledge is amazing. He showed an astonishing breadth of learning for one so young.Range and limits
(Definition of breadth noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all the way to idiom
- ambit noun
- band noun (RANGE)
- bound noun (LIMIT)
- boundary noun
- condition noun (AGREED LIMIT)
- glass ceiling noun
- limit noun
- limited adjective
- narrow adjective (LIMITED)
- narrowly adverb
- scope noun (RANGE)
- specialized adjective
- spectrum noun (RANGE)
- spread noun (AREA COVERED)
- stretch noun (GO PAST)
- strings attached idiom
- term noun (RULES)
- the gamut noun
- threshold noun (LEVEL)
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