narrowness

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narrowness

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From Middle English narwenesse; equivalent to narrow + -ness.

noun narrownesses

  1. uncountable The state of being narrow. presently, then, I felt the stiff insertion between the yielding, divided lips of the wound, now open for life; where the narrowness no longer put me to intolerable pain, and afforded my lover no more difficulty than what heighten'd his pleasure, in the strict embrace of that tender, warm sheath, ro
  2. countable A constriction; a narrow passage or place; an instance or aspect of being narrow, or having a limited scope or extent.

Opposite: broadness, wideness

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noun

Opposite: broadness, wideness

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noun state of being narrow

Españolestrechez
日本語狭さ semasa, 狭小 kyōshō, 狭窄 kyōsaku, 狭隘 kyōai
Portuguêsestreiteza
Françaisétroitesse
DeutschEnge, Beschränktheit
Ελληνικάστενότητα stenótita
Русскийу́зость úzostʹ
العربيةضَيْق ḍayq

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"narrowness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/narrowness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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narrowness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/narrowness

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"narrowness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/narrowness.

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@misc{narrowness_2026,
  title = {narrowness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/narrowness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}