narrowness
noun[U]
uk/ˈnær.əʊ.nəs/us/ˈner.oʊ.nəs/narrownessnoun[U](OF WIDTH)
thequalityof having asmalldistancefrom onesideto the other,especiallyincomparisonwith thelength:
the narrowness of thetwistingCambridgestreets
- Therelativenarrowness of therivermeansrowingcrewssometimes getstuckbehindslowmovingnovices.
- The narrowness of the mummy'sskullmatchescloselythat of thefamousbustof Nefertiti.
Narrow and thin
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuation
- elongate
- narrow
- railroad
- tapering
- thin
- thinly
- ultra-thin
- wafer-thin
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Thin and fine
narrownessnoun[U](OF SCOPE)
thefactof beinglimitedto asmallareaofinterest,activity, orthought:
狭隘，局限Hismainflawis his narrowness ofvision.他主要的缺陷是视野狭隘。
- Thepersonwho isindifferenttophilosophyandartcondemnshimself to adepressingnarrowness ofoutlook.
- He iscriticalof what heseesas aninherentnarrowness inthinkingaboutpsychotherapy.
Range and limits
- all the way toidiom
- ambit
- anywhere
- band
- bound
- condition
- gamut
- glass ceiling
- limit
- limited
- meta
- realm
- restricted
- scope
- specialized
- spectrum
- spread
- stretch
- string
- strings attachedidiom
narrownessnoun[U](OF RESULT)
The narrowness of avictoryordefeatis thefactthat ithappenedonly by a verysmallamount, and theresultcouldeasilyhave been different:
微弱（优势或劣势）Despite the narrowness of thevictory, thepartywill bepleased.虽然是以微弱优势胜出，这个党派会（对这个结果）很满意。
- The narrowness oftheirwinningmarginonlyaddedto thethrillof themoment.
- The narrowness of her opponent'sleadgave somecauseforoptimism.
Small in number and quantity
- beggarly
- below
- bubkes
- certain
- could countsomethingon (the fingers of) one handidiom
- count
- mildness
- mingy
- minimal
- minimally
- modestly
- outside
- remote
- scantly
- slenderness
- smallness
- some
- speak
- strength
- suggestion
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