broad nose

Flat, wide sniffer

A broad nose is wide across the bridge and nostrils, as opposed to narrow or aquiline.

The term appears in physical descriptions and anthropology, though racial classification systems that categorized people by nose shape are now discredited.

He had his father's broad nose and strong jaw.

Related
  • wideOf great breadth
  • flatLacking vertical variation
  • nostrilNasal breathing aperture
  • flaredSpread gradually outward
  • bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle

snub · bulbous · pug · ethnic · African · facial feature · breathing · cartilage · tip · septum · profile · face · spread · button · aquiline · Roman · piggy · snout

Opposites
nose width/shape

broad nosenarrow nose

Slim nasal structure

aquiline nose · Roman nose · pointed nose · hawk nose · hooked nose

Family

broad, nose, broadly, broadness, broaden, broadened, broadening, broader, broadest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G