Breadth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

the extent of something from side to side

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪptɹˌɪfɔːɹm/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛdθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛdθ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈælɪptɹˌɪfɔːɹm/.

Examples

a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject
a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

width largeness comprehensiveness

Parts of Speech

noun	the capacity to understand a broad range of topics “a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject”
noun	the extent of something from side to side

Word Forms

comprehensive

adjective

broad in scope

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Breite

die Fähigkeit, ein breites Themenspektrum zu verstehen

🇫🇷French

largeur

la capacité de comprendre un large éventail de sujets

🇪🇸Spanish

amplitud

la capacidad de comprender una amplia gama de temas

🇮🇹Italian

ampiezza

la capacità di comprendere una vasta gamma di argomenti

🇳🇱Dutch

breedte

het vermogen om een breed scala aan onderwerpen te begrijpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

largura

a capacidade de compreender uma ampla gama de tópicos

🇷🇺Russian

широта

способность понимать широкий спектр тем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चौड़ाई

विषयों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला को समझने की क्षमता

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রস্থ

বিস্তৃত বিষয় বোঝার ক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

அகலம்

பரந்த அளவிலான தலைப்புகளைப் புரிந்துகொள்ளும் திறன்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెడల్పు

విస్తృత శ్రేణి విషయాలను అర్థం చేసుకోగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

रुंदी

विषयांची विस्तृत श्रेणी समजून घेण्याची क्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

પહોળાઈ

વિષયોની વ્યાપક શ્રેણીને સમજવાની ક્ષમતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗಲ

ವಿಶಾಲ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീതി

വിശാലമായ വിഷയങ്ങൾ മനസ്സിലാക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌੜਾਈ

ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਣ ਦੀ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوڑائی

موضوعات کی ایک وسیع رینج کو سمجھنے کی صلاحیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宽度

理解广泛主题的能力

🇯🇵Japanese

幅

幅広いトピックを理解する能力

🇰🇷Korean

폭

다양한 주제를 이해하는 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiều rộng

khả năng hiểu một loạt các chủ đề

🇹🇭Thai

ความกว้าง

ความสามารถในการเข้าใจหัวข้อต่างๆ มากมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

luasnya

kemampuan untuk memahami berbagai topik

🇵🇭Filipino

lawak

ang kakayahang maunawaan ang isang malawak na hanay ng mga paksa

🇲🇾Malay

keluasan

keupayaan untuk memahami pelbagai topik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اتساع

القدرة على فهم مجموعة واسعة من المواضيع

🇮🇷Persian

وسعت

توانایی درک طیف وسیعی از موضوعات

🇹🇷Turkish

genişlik

Çok çeşitli konuları anlama kapasitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹחַב

היכולת להבין מגוון רחב של נושאים

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The primary meaning of 'breadth' is 'the capacity to understand a broad range of topics'.

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In which domain is the word 'breadth' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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