broad
English
/bɹɔːd/, /bɹɔd/, /bɹɑd/
adj
Definitions
- Wide in extent or scope.
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- Plain; evident.
- (writing) Unsubtle; obvious.
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
- (dated) Gross; coarse; indelicate.
- (of an accent) Strongly regional.
- (Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English brood derived from Old English brād (broad, ample, spacious, open, wide, copious, extended, flat) derived from Proto-Germanic *braidaz (broad).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*braidaz
Gloss
broad
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bradford English
- Bradley English
- Bradshaw English
- Brady English
- abroad English
- abroadness English
- acre English
- axe English
- band English
- bill English
- breadth English
- breadthen English
- breadthless English
- breadthwise English
- brim English
- brimmed English
- broadacre English
- broadaxe English
- broadband English
- broadbill English
- broadbrim English
- broadbrimmed English
- broadcast English
- broadcastability English
- broadcastable English
- broadcaster English
- broadcloth English
- broaden English
- broadener English
- broadenest English
- broadeneth English
- broadhead English
- broadish English
- broadleaf English
- broadline English
- broadloom English
- broadly English
- broadminded English
- broadmindedly English
- broadmindedness English
- broadmouth English
- broadness English
- broadpiece English
- broadscale English
- broadseal English
- broadsheet English
- broadside English
- broadsider English
- broadspread English
- broadspreading English
- broadsword English
- broadtail English
- broadway English
- broadwing English
- broadwise English
- brood English
- cast English
- cloth English
- cybercast English
- fingerbreadth English
- fingersbreadth English
- footbreadth English
- hairbreadth English
- hairsbreadth English
- handbreadth English
- handsbreadth English
- head English
- leaf English
- line English
- loom English
- microbroadcast English
- minded English
- mouth English
- nonbroadband English
- nonbroadcast English
- overbreadth English
- overbroad English
- overbroadly English
- overbroadness English
- piece English
- prebroadband English
- radiobroadcast English
- rebroadcast English
- scale English
- seal English
- shaw English
- sheet English
- side English
- spread English
- spreading English
- sword English
- tail English
- telebroadcast English
- thumbsbreadth English
- ultrabroad English
- ultrabroadband English
- unbroadcast English
- unicast English
- way English
- wing English
- Breite German
- Breitmaulnashorn German
- Fingerbreit German
- Pfanne German
- breit German
- breiten German
- breitschulterig German
- fingerbreit German
- breed Dutch, Flemish
- breedband Dutch, Flemish
- breedbeeld Dutch, Flemish
- breedbekkikker Dutch, Flemish
- breedneusaap Dutch, Flemish
- breedscheenjuffer Dutch, Flemish
- breedspraak Dutch, Flemish
- breedte Dutch, Flemish
- inbreiden Dutch, Flemish
- uitbreiden Dutch, Flemish
- weegbree Dutch, Flemish
- bred Norwegian Bokmål
- bredbånd Norwegian Bokmål
- brei Norwegian Bokmål
- kringkaste Norwegian Bokmål
- *braidaz Proto-Germanic
- ブロードソード Japanese
- ブロードバンド Japanese
- brytfanna Polish
- brei Norwegian Nynorsk
- breiband Norwegian Nynorsk
- breiflabb Norwegian Nynorsk
- brād Old English
- brōd Old English
- abrood Middle English
- breedthe Middle English
- brodnes Middle English
- brood Middle English
- Brádaigh Irish
- breiðleikr Old Norse
- breiðr Old Norse
- jafnbreiðr Old Norse
- tvíbreiðr Old Norse
- bred Danish
- breiður Icelandic
- breiðþota Icelandic
- brêet Middle Dutch
- breed Afrikaans
- breiður Faroese
- brodkast Tagalog
- breit Middle High German
- 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *braid gmw-pro
- breþer Old Swedish
- breþer, brēþer Old Swedish
- Braidhauch Scots
- braid Scots
- breed Western Frisian
- bradi Sranan Tongo
- way
- axe
- bill
- band
- seal
- brim
- acre
- shaw
- loom
- wing
- tail
- head
- cast
- side
- leaf
- line
- scale
- piece
- brood
- sword
- cloth
- sheet
- Brady
- mouth
- spread
- minded
- abroad
- brimmed
- breadth
- unicast
- Bradley
- broaden
- broadly
- broadish
- Bradford
- Bradshaw
- broadaxe
- broadway
- broadtail
- broadleaf
- broadener
- broadwise
- broadhead
- cybercast
- spreading
- broadwing
- broadbill
- broadloom
- broadacre
- broadbrim
- broadcast
- broadside
- broadseal
- overbroad
- broadness
- broadline
- breadthen
- broadband
- broadsider
- broadscale
- broadsword
- broadmouth
- broadenest
- broadsheet
- broadeneth
- abroadness
- broadcloth
- broadpiece
- ultrabroad
- rebroadcast
- breadthless
- overbroadly
- overbreadth
- unbroadcast
- hairbreadth
- broadspread
- broadcaster
- handbreadth
- broadminded
- footbreadth
- breadthwise
- prebroadband
- nonbroadcast
- broadbrimmed
- handsbreadth
- hairsbreadth
- nonbroadband
- telebroadcast
- thumbsbreadth
- overbroadness
- broadcastable
- broadmindedly
- fingerbreadth
- radiobroadcast
- microbroadcast
- fingersbreadth
- ultrabroadband
- broadspreading
- broadmindedness
- broadcastability