width

CEFRB1

/ˈwɪtθ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The distance from one side of something to the other.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.

Examples

  • The road is ten feet in width.

  • The terrace runs the full width of the house.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwɪdθ/
  • /ˈwɪθ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

  2. The state of being wide.

  3. The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.

More examples

In context

  • The width of the road is insufficient for safe driving.

  • Manchester United like to play with width.

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Origin

noun

PIE word *dwóh₁ From wide + -th (abstract nominal suffix), possibly by analogy with Old Norse vídd (“width”), though this is unlikely, as the word is not attested before the end of the 16th century and was historically unknown in Scots and the traditional dialect of Northern England, where one would expect Old Norse influence to be the strongest (these varieties traditionally employed wideness instead). Replaced Middle English wide, wyde (“width”).