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.
Derivatives:
breadthways adv. breadthwise adv.
Etymology: obs. brede, OE br{aelig}du, f. Gmc, rel. to BROAD