Etymology

wideness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being wide. Full definition →

Middle English wydnesse ← Old English wīdnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwīdnes“width, wideness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwydnesse
  3. English todaywideness

Inherited from Middle English wydnesse, from Old English wīdnes (“width, wideness”), equivalent to wide + -ness.

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