wideness

W4I1D2E1N1E1S1S1
/ˈwaɪdnəs/

noun

The state or quality of being wide.

Similar
widthbroadnessenormousnessgrandnessgreatnessimmensenessimmensitysizeableness
Opposite
narrowness
OriginMiddle English wydnesse ← Old English wīdnes →
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Meanings

nounwideness (usually uncountable, plural widenesses)

plural widenesses

  1. archaicuncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being wide.
  2. archaicuncountableusuallyLarge extent or expanse; breadth, broadness.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
width

nounthe property of being wide; having great width

Similar
broadness
Opposite
narrowness
Broader
widthbreadth

noununusual largeness in size or extent or number

Similar
enormousnessgrandnessgreatnessimmensenessimmensitysizeablenessvastness
Broader
largenessbigness
Also see
broadnessenormousnessgrandnessgreatnessimmensenessimmensityvastnesswidth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīdnes“width, wideness”
  2. Middle Englishwydnesse
  3. Englishwideness

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

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Translations

Finnish laajuus, leveys
  • laajuusstate orquality of being wide
  • leveysstate orquality of being wide
  • laajuuslarge extent, breadth
  • leveyslarge extent, breadth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dewiness
Cite this entry
APA

wideness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wideness

MLA

“wideness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wideness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wideness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wideness.

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