wideness
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Definition
Noun: 1. The property of being wide; having great width: The state or quality of having a large distance from side to side. 2. Unusual largeness in size or extent or number: A considerable or impressive extent, scope, or magnitude.
Usage and Examples
- The wideness of the river made it impossible to swim across.
- She was struck by the sheer wideness of the desert landscape.
- The wideness of his knowledge on the subject impressed the entire committee.
- A key feature of the new model is the wideness of its seats.
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual Wideness: Used to describe abstract breadth, such as in thought, experience, or appeal.
- The wideness of the legislation's implications became clear over time.
- His poetry is admired for the wideness of its emotional range.
Variants and Related Words
- Wide (adjective): Having a great distance from side to side; broad.
- Widen (verb): To make or become wide or wider.
- Width (noun): The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
- Broadness (noun): Similar to wideness, often used interchangeably, though sometimes implying a more general spaciousness.
Synonyms
- Broadness: The quality of being broad.
- Expansiveness: The quality of covering a large area.
- Extensiveness: Covering a large area or scope.
- Vastness: Of very great extent or size; immensity.
Antonyms
- Narrowness: The quality of being of small width.
- Thinness: The quality of having little distance between opposite surfaces.
- Slenderness: The quality of being small in width compared to length.
Noun
- unusual largeness in size or extent or number
- the property of being wide; having great width