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breadth
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- pronunciation:
- bredth
[or]
breth
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
distance from side to side measured perpendicularly to length; width.
We measured the length and breadth of the room.- similar words:
- extent
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| definition 2: |
extent or size.
We were impressed with the breadth of his knowledge on the subject.Who can measure the breadth of a mother's love?- similar words:
- dimension, play, size
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| definition 3: |
a piece of something having a standard or full width.
She cut a breadth of the silk. |
| related words: |
degree, depth, dimension, extension, gamut, proportion |
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