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breadth

/bɹɛdθ/noun1 syllable

Breadth means: the capacity to understand a broad range of topics.

Synonyms for breadth7

noun, as in the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

comprehensiveness, largeness

noun, as in the extent of something from side to side

width

also used for breadth

extent, range, scope, size

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What does breadth mean?2

noun

1

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics“a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject”

2

the extent of something from side to side

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Breadth in a sentence

  • Nor, having only length, breadth, and thickness, can a cube have a real existence.XY
  • The village lay in a valley about half a mile in breadth.unknown
  • He escaped being run over by a hair's breadth.CM
  • He is looked up to for his breadth of mind.unknown
  • There is a distance of four fingers' breadth between truth and lie.sabretou
  • I missed the train by a hair's breadth.unknown
  • Benetido wanted to experience the breadth of Indian culture.Amastan
  • We escaped death by a hair's breadth.Swift

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Forms of breadth

as a noun

plural
breadths