breadth

[bredth, bretth, breth] /brɛdθ, brɛtθ, brɛθ/
noun
1.
the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
2.
an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width:
a breadth of cloth.
3.
freedom from narrowness or restraint; liberality:
a person with great breadth of view.
4.
size in general; extent.
5.
Art. a broad or general effect due to subordination of details or nonessentials.
Origin
1515-25; earlier bredeth, equivalent to brede breadth (Middle English; Old English brǣdu, equivalent to brǣd-, mutated variant of brād broad + -u noun suffix) + -th1; akin to German Breite, Gothic braidei
Related forms
breadthless, adjective
Can be confused
breadth, breath, breathe.
Synonyms
3. latitude, impartiality, open-mindedness. 4. scope, range, reach, compass, span.
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  • You've got the breadth of the stage before you and you're looking down and across at everything and everyone all at once.
  • Scholars will marvel at the breadth of the sources that have fattened this work.
  • The candidate has an impressive breadth of experience.
  • Another trait of good literature exemplified by the Bible is breadth.
  • The authors' breadth of knowledge is impressive.
  • The breadth and depth of recipes here is stunning.
  • This island is about ninety miles long, with a breadth of rather less than thirty.
  • The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering.
British Dictionary definitions for breadth

breadth

/brɛdθ; brɛtθ/
noun
1.
the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side; width
2.
a piece of fabric having a standard or definite width
3.
distance, extent, size, or dimension
4.
openness and lack of restriction, esp of viewpoint or interest; liberality
Word Origin
C16: from obsolete brēde (from Old English brǣdu, from brādbroad) + -th1; related to Gothic braidei, Old High German breitī
Word Origin and History for breadth
n.

1520s, alteration of brede "breadth," from Old English brædu "breadth, width, extent," from bræd; probably by analogy of long/length.