broadness
noun[U]
uk/ˈbrɔːd.nəs/us/ˈbrɑːd.nəs/broadnessnoun[U](WIDE)
thequalityof beingwide:
广度；宽度She wasstruckby the broadness of his back.她被他宽阔的背脊打动了。
- TheT-shirtemphasizedthe broadness of hisshoulders.
- The broadness of thecentrepillarobstructsalargechunkof theview.
- Theriverisdifficulttocrosshere because ofitsbroadness.
Wide and thick
- broad
- squat
- squatty
- stretch
- stretch the length ofsomethingidiom
- stumpy
- super-wide
- thick
- ultra-wide
- wide
- width
- wingspan
broadnessnoun[U](GENERAL)
thequalityof beinggeneralorincludinga lot of things:
The broadness of thedefinitionhasledtovaryingestimatesof howcommonthesyndromeis.
Hewantedtodemonstratethe broadness of hispoliticalvision.
- The broadness of thedocument, thelackofdefinitionof what's going tohappenin thefuture, isconcerning.
- She said shebelievedthecandidatehad "a lot ofinsightand a broadness ofview".
- Arguments about the broadness ornarrownessof a textbook'sapproachshouldultimatelybeleftto theexperts.
- Theseparticipantsreject"informationprofessional" as atitlebecause ofitsbroadness andlackofspecificity.
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- broad
- by and largeidiom
- chiefly
- general
- generalist
- generally
- on the wholeidiom
- overall
- portmanteau
- primarily
- principle
- sense
- stuff
- thing
- whole
broadnessnoun[U](OBVIOUS)
usuallydisapproving
(of aperformanceor show) thequalityof being tooobviousinitshumour:
（表演或演出）幽默太明显Thecomedyhas atendencyto broadness.这部戏剧有幽默太明显的倾向。
- Thecastplaywith afalsefrivolityand broadness that are aninsulttoartisticallychallengingmusicaltheatre.
- Thedirectorhas gone for broadnessevenwhen it doesn't makesense: themaincharacteris made toseemstupidwhen she's not.
- There are a few goodjokes, but the broadness of thewholethingbecomestiresomeinplaces.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- bundle
- droll
- facetious
- hilarious
- joker
- jokester
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- priceless
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- scream
- uproarious
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