Definition of BREADTH

breadth

Plural: breadths

Noun

  • The distance from one side of something to the other; width.
  • the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
    • "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"
  • the extent of something from side to side
  • The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
  • A piece of fabric of standard width.
  • Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
  • A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
  • The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.

Examples

  • expand one’s breadth of marketing
  • The breadth of his vocabulary was evident when he played QI and ZAX.
  • The breadth of the corridor is 4.5 metres.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bredthe, alteration (due to nouns ending in -th: length, strength, wrength, etc.) of brede ("breadth"; see bread). Equivalent to broad + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots bredth (“breadth”), Saterland Frisian Bratte (“breadth”), West Frisian breedte (“breadth”), Dutch breedte (“breadth”), German Low German Breddte, Breddt (“breadth”), German Breite (“breadth”), Danish bredde (“breadth”), Norwegian Bokmål bredde (“breadth”), Swedish bredd (“breadth”).

Scrabble Score: 13

breadth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
breadth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
breadth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

breadth: valid Words With Friends Word