breadth
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6.3
- noun
- /brɛdθ/
:
amplitud
- Her breadth of knowledge in history and science allows her to teach a variety of subjects.
- depth and breadth
- breadth and scope
- breadth of knowledge
One is the the depth and breadth of his knowledge.
- One is the the depth and breadth of his knowledge.
- I had this professor who said this, there's breadth and there's depth.
- It's like, if nothing else, this demonstrates quite a breadth of skill.
- It's just that the best seller list isn't an indication of breadth or depth in an argument.
- So there's a sacrifice of depth of thinking for breadth of thinking.
- You know, newspapers weren't as strong, but they still had some some breadth and depth to them.
- You know, it's like it is kind of amazing the breadth of things people writing about.
Examples
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And I want to show the breadth of who we are as people.
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Literacy bags exposed them to the variety and breadth of children's literature.
Academic text (2015) -
I love the breadth of guests that you have on the show.
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One is the the depth and breadth of his knowledge.
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Well, I hope you have some appreciation for the breadth of factors that address those issues.
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Our goal is to produce students with both breadth and depth in the areas of basic psychology.
Academic text (1991) -
Where you're unique is the breadth of your content.
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Kelly has a remarkable breadth of how she tackles history.
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In short, the study surveyed the breadth of opinion on the Palestinian web in Arabic.
Academic text (2011) -
However, few of these resources convey the breadth and longevity of related discussions in the profession.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
685
2.3
How large or serious something is
82
3.7
The range of things a person knows or has experienced
3
8.6
Awareness that something exists or is happening
1
6.6
Covering all or most important parts
1
2.5
Great width of a place like a road or river
1
2.2
A large distance or range across something
1
6.1
A broad understanding of ideas and people, not focused on small details
1
7.5
Large size or range that includes many parts
A mind that can understand many different ideas and subjects
Knowledge of many different subjects
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
The skull's widest measurement as a percent of its longest measurement
- Archaic
A small distance equal to the width of a finger, often used to show a very small amount
How Broad
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6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Breadth comes from the same root as broad, which meant 'wide'. A helpful way to remember this second meaning is to think of 'breadth' as a 'wide' range of knowledge or experience, which is why we speak of someone's breadth of knowledge.