BREADTH


Meaning of BREADTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bredθ ]

n. 1 the distance or measurement from side to side of a thing; broadness. 2 a piece (of cloth etc.) of standard or full breadth. 3 extent, distance, room. 4 (usu. foll. by of) capacity to respect other opinions; freedom from prejudice or intolerance (esp. breadth of mind or view). 5 Art unity of the whole, achieved by the disregard of unnecessary details. øøbreadthways adv. breadthwise adv. [obs. brede, OE bródu, f. Gmc, rel. to BROAD]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.