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wideness

wideness

1 2.2
A large distance or range across something
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪdnəs/
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  • And each discrete appreciation that his memory contained was painfully twinned with others in his imagination that he was fated by mortality and the wideness of the world to miss.

Examples

  • She admired the wideness of the room, which made it feel more spacious and inviting.

  • Like the wideness of the sea.

    Blog text (25)
  • No more voodoo, just much peace and wideness of love.

  • There's a wideness in God's mercy.

    Blog text (25)
  • But I distrust that smile: was the very warmth, or at least wideness, of their greeting a result of recognizing us as Jewish?

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Hope's eyes took on that full-pupilled wideness I had always associated with dolls in airport gift shops, and I knew she was a moment away from crying.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The wideness of the river allowed the boats to pass easily without colliding.

  • The wideness of the freeway reduces traffic congestion during rush hour.

Synonyms

extent
vswideness
685 2.3

How large or serious something is

describes breadth as a basic quality rather than a measured limit
vastness
vswideness
15 3.8

Great size or amount that feels almost endless

means breadth but without stressing extreme or overwhelming size
enormity
vswideness
  • US
13 8.1

A very large size or amount

aims at breadth and physical span without moral or emotive sense
immensity
vswideness
7 6.8

A very large size or amount

denotes breadth in general, not necessarily extreme magnitude
bigness
vswideness
6 2.8

The size or importance of something

concentrates on physical breadth rather than overall largeness
spaciousness
vswideness
1 4.1

The feeling that a room or building is large and has plenty of space

focuses specifically on breadth or extent rather than interior room
greatness
vswideness
1 3.7

A very large size or amount, like a mountain

limits description to breadth or width rather than overall large size
broadness
vswideness
1 2.5

Great width of a place like a road or river

is the exact same sense presented in another form
expansiveness
vswideness
1 7.0

A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive

is about simple breadth without implying growth or grandeur
extensiveness
vswideness
1 7.5

Large size or range that includes many parts

stresses physical breadth or span rather than abstract scope
extensity
vswideness
8.8

How large or wide something is and how far it reaches

refers more narrowly to physical breadth than to general coverage
expansivity
vswideness
8.8

Being large in size or very generous

refers to static breadth rather than a tendency to grow
immenseness
vswideness
5.1

A very large size or amount that feels endless

keeps focus on width or breadth rather than enormous scale
enormousness
vswideness
4.7

Very large size or amount

is the basic quality of breadth, not focused on extreme largeness
sizeableness
vswideness
7.5

A great physical size or a large amount

refers to the pure quality of having breadth or wide extent

Antonyms

1 3.4

Little space from one side to the other making it hard to pass

How Wide

vastness
15 3.8
wideness
1 2.2
narrowness
1 3.4

Surface Forms

wideness singular
widenesses plural

Morphology

wideness = wide (transparent) = wide + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'wide' with '-ness', directly expressing the quality of being wide.

Etymology

Wideness comes from the adjective wide, which means 'broad', plus the ending -ness that turns it into a word for a thing or idea. So wideness means the 'state of being wide' or how broad something is, much like the related word width.