narrowness

narrowness
noun
1. the property of being narrow; having little width (Freq. 1)
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the narrowness of the road

• Ant: ↑wideness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑narrow
• Hypernyms: ↑width, ↑breadth
• Hyponyms: ↑fineness, ↑thinness
2. an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
• Syn: ↑narrow-mindedness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑narrow, ↑narrow-minded (for: ↑narrow-mindedness)
• Hypernyms: ↑intolerance
3. a small margin
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the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory

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the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote

• Syn: ↑narrow margin, ↑slimness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑slim (for: ↑slimness), ↑narrow
• Hypernyms: ↑margin
4. a restriction of range or scope
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the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students

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the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus

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frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons

• Derivationally related forms: ↑narrow
• Hypernyms: ↑restriction, ↑limitation

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  • narrowness — narrow ► ADJECTIVE (narrower, narrowest) 1) of small width in comparison to length. 2) limited in extent, amount, or scope. 3) barely achieved: a narrow escape. ► VERB 1) become or make narrower. 2) …   English terms dictionary

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  • narrowness — noun a) the state of being narrow b) a constriction …   Wiktionary

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