breadth
English
/bɹɛdθ/
noun
Definitions
- The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.
- A piece of fabric of standard width.
- Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
- (arts) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
- (graph theory) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English breedthe, brede suffix from English broad.
Origin
English
broad
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bradshaw English
- abroad English
- breadthen English
- breadthless English
- breadthlessness English
- breadthwise English
- broad English
- broadacre English
- broadaxe English
- broadband English
- broadbill English
- broadbrim English
- broadbrimmed English
- broadcast English
- broadcloth English
- broaden English
- broadhead English
- broadish English
- broadleaf English
- broadline English
- broadloom English
- broadly English
- broadminded English
- broadmouth English
- broadness English
- broadpiece English
- broadscale English
- broadseal English
- broadsheet English
- broadside English
- broadspread English
- broadspreading English
- broadsword English
- broadtail English
- broadway English
- broadwing English
- broadwise English
- finger English
- fingerbreadth English
- fingersbreadth English
- foot English
- footbreadth English
- hair English
- hairbreadth English
- hairsbreadth English
- hand English
- handbreadth English
- handsbreadth English
- overbreadth English
- overbroad English
- thumb's English
- thumbsbreadth English
- ultrabroad English
- Breite German
- Breitengrad German
- Haaresbreite German
- breit German
- bandbreedte Dutch, Flemish
- breed Dutch, Flemish
- breedte Dutch, Flemish
- breedtegraad Dutch, Flemish
- breedtesporter Dutch, Flemish
- zuiderbreedte Dutch, Flemish
- bredd Swedish
- kolumnbredd Swedish
- spaltbredd Swedish
- breġdan Old English
- brede Middle English
- breedthe Middle English
- brood Middle English
- handbrede Middle English
- breidd Old Norse
- bred Danish
- bredde Danish
- breitī Old High German
- breite Middle High German
- Breet Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bradi Sranan Tongo
- foot
- hair
- hand
- broad
- abroad
- finger
- broaden
- thumb's
- broadly
- broadish
- Bradshaw
- broadway
- broadaxe
- broadbrim
- broadtail
- broadcast
- broadleaf
- broadwise
- broadhead
- broadside
- broadwing
- broadseal
- overbroad
- broadness
- broadline
- broadbill
- breadthen
- broadloom
- broadband
- broadacre
- broadcloth
- broadpiece
- broadscale
- broadsword
- broadmouth
- broadsheet
- ultrabroad
- hairbreadth
- broadspread
- breadthless
- overbreadth
- handbreadth
- footbreadth
- broadminded
- breadthwise
- hairsbreadth
- broadbrimmed
- handsbreadth
- fingerbreadth
- thumbsbreadth
- fingersbreadth
- broadspreading
- breadthlessness