narrowness
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- noun
- /ˈnɛroʊnəs/
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margen estrecho
- See Josh's post below for some actual analysis that looks toward data (I wonder in particular where Crook gets his 'most of the country' claim given the narrowness of the divide in opinion polls).
Examples
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The narrowness of his viewpoint made it difficult for him to see other perspectives.
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Hong Kong's low competitiveness is also due to its economic narrowness.
Academic text (2001) -
From any angle, the narrowness of the divide evident in this election is extraordinary.
Blog text (23) -
The narrowness of that escape from disaster seemed to provoke anxiety in him.
Fiction book (2002) -
In other words, the relative narrowness of your district might give you an incentive to be divisive.
Blog text (6) -
I can see you, conquistador of deserts, wandering your room, charting each square and minim of its narrowness....
Fiction book (1997) -
As the above reference to "an all-out campaign" and the narrowness of CCM's victory might indicate, the historic episcopate was and remains (in spite of its adoption) a subject of intense and even bitter debate among Lutherans.
Academic text (2002) -
The narrowness of the election results showed just how divided the voters were.
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She was surprised by the narrowness of her margin of victory in the competition.
Synonyms
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3.6
A very small difference between two amounts or scores
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The state of being not large in size or amount
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7.0
A very small amount of something that is not enough
A very small difference in a score or vote
The state of being very small in size
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Narrowness comes from narrow ('not wide') plus -ness ('state'), so imagine a very small gap between two things. That picture explains why narrowness is used for a very small amount or a close win.