English noun: breadth | |||
1. | breadth (cognition) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics | ||
Samples | A teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject. A man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views. | ||
Synonyms | comprehensiveness, largeness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | intelligence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | capaciousness, roominess | ||
2. | breadth (attribute) the extent of something from side to side | ||
Synonyms | width | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dimension | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beam, broadness, narrowness, wideness | ||
Attribute | broad, narrow, wide | ||