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narrowness
nar·row N0019900 (năr′ō)adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est 1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.6. Linguistics Tense.v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows v.tr.1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.v.intr. To become narrower; contract.n.1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.2. narrows(used with a sing. or pl. verb)a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.
[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]
nar′row·ish adj.nar′row·ly adv.nar′row·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | narrowness - the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road"width, breadth - the extent of something from side to sidefineness, thinness - the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair"broadness, wideness - the property of being wide; having great width | | 2. | narrowness - an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behaviornarrow-mindednessintolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefsparochialism - a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parishpettiness - narrowness of mind or ideas or viewsprovincialism - a lack of sophisticationdenominationalism, sectarianism - a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism" | | 3. | narrowness - a restriction of range or scope; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons"limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" | | 4. | narrowness - a small margin; "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"narrow margin, slimnessmargin - an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory" |
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Synonyms for narrownessnoun the property of being narrowRelated Words- width
- breadth
- fineness
- thinness
Antonymsnoun an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behaviorSynonymsRelated Words- intolerance
- parochialism
- pettiness
- provincialism
- denominationalism
- sectarianism
noun a restriction of range or scopeRelated Wordsnoun a small marginSynonymsRelated Words |