Wideness

Wideness
Wideness Wide"ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great extent from side to side; as, the wideness of a room. ``I landed in a small creek about the wideness of my canoe.'' --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. Large extent in all directions; broadness; greatness; as, the wideness of the sea or ocean. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • wideness — wide·ness …   English syllables

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