ˈbredth, -etth, chiefly in substand speech -eth noun
( -s )
Etymology: obsolete English brede breadth (from Middle English, from Old English brǣdu, from brād broad) + -th — more at broad
1. : distance from side to side : measure taken at right angles to length : width
2.
a.
(1) : a piece of fabric of full width as manufactured
a breadth of silk
(2) : the width in which a fabric is manufactured
lace in 18-inch breadths
b. : a wide expanse
green breadths of undulating park — George Eliot
3.
a. : spacious extent : embracing comprehensiveness : wideness , sweep , scope
breadth of culture, an ease with humanism and Renaissance learning — T.S.Eliot
b. : freedom from narrow concentration or parochial constraint : largeness , liberality , generosity
viewed with dispassionateness and breadth — Ruth Suckow
4. : the quality in works of art brought about by elimination of unnecessary detail to produce an impression of largeness and unity
associating colors in large groups to obtain breadth
5. : denotation 4