broadness

State of spreading

Broadness is the quality of being broad—wide in extent or scope.

Physical broadness describes spatial width: the broadness of his shoulders, the broadness of the river.

Abstract broadness refers to range or inclusiveness: the broadness of her knowledge, the broadness of the curriculum.

The word can also describe lack of subtlety or refinement: the broadness of the humor.

width

span

Distance between endpoints

expansivenessQuality of great extent
extentRange or magnitude
girthMeasurement around something

beam · diameter · spread · stretch · wideness · amplitude · spaciousness · roominess · openness · vastness

scope

range

Extent of variation

extentRange or magnitude
reachExtend to touch
ambitSphere of operation

compass · sweep · span · purview · parameters · magnitude · scale · expanse · field · dimension

diversity

variety

State of being diverse

heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
rangeExtent of variation
spectrumContinuous range of values

multiplicity · eclecticism · pluralism · assortment · mosaic · medley · miscellany · mixture · inclusiveness · representation

Categories

magnitudemagnitude, size, extent, scope, scale
imprecisionimprecision, inexactness, inaccuracy, vagueness, fuzziness
unclearnessvagueness, ambiguity, obscurity, haziness, fuzziness
open-mindednessopen-mindedness, openness, open mind, broadminded, receptivity

Opposites

physical width/extent

broadnessnarrowness

Confined width quality

thinness · slenderness · slimness · skinniness · fineness

scope or range

broadnessnarrowness

Confined width quality

limitedness · restrictedness · confinement · specialization · specificity

precision or specificity

broadnessnarrowness

Confined width quality

specificity · precision · exactness · particularity · definiteness

Family

broad, abroad, broadcast, broaden, broadly, broadening, breadth, broadened, broadband

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G