wideness

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wydnesse, from Old English wīdnes (“width, wideness”), equivalent to wide +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪdnəs/

Noun

wideness (usually uncountable, plural widenesses) (now rare)

1. The state or quality of being wide.
2. Large extent or expanse; breadth, broadness.

Synonyms

• width (the usual term in contemporary English)

Related terms

• wide
• widely
• widen

Translations

state orquality of being wide

• Finnish: laajuus (fi), leveys (fi)

large extent, breadth

• Finnish: laajuus (fi), leveys (fi)

Anagrams

• desinews, dewiness