breadth
noun/bredθ/
/bredθ/
[uncountable, countable]Word Family
Idioms - broad adjective
- broadly adverb
- broaden verb
- breadth noun
- the distance or measurement from one side to the other; how broad or wide something is synonym width
- She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres.
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementc2- The pool is 15 feet in breadth.
- The length of the hall is 105 feet, its breadth is 100 feet, and its height is about 20 feet.
- The river has a breadth of nearly half a kilometre at some points.
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- in breadth
- the length and breadth of something
- a wide range (of knowledge, interests, etc.)
- I was surprised at his breadth of reading.
- The curriculum needs breadth and balance.
- a new political leader whose breadth of vision (= willingness to accept new ideas) can persuade others to change
- I need a greater breadth of experience.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- great
- sheer
- …
- breadth of experience
- breadth of interest, knowledge, understanding, etc.
- breadth of mind
- …
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from obsolete brede in the same sense (related to broad) + -th, on the pattern of length.
Idioms
See breadth in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee breadth in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishthe length and breadth of…
- in or to all parts of a place
- They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts.
- They travelled the length and breadth of the land.
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