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width

  • /ˈwɪtθ/
  • /ˈwɪdθ/
  • /ˈwɪθ/
  • [wɪd̪θ]

Rhymes with -ɪtθ, -ɪdθ, -ɪθ

Where it comes from

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”).

noun widths

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being wide.
  2. countable, uncountable The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

    Similar: breadth

  3. countable, uncountable A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
  4. countable, uncountable The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
  5. countable, uncountable The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other. Manchester United like to play with width.

Similar: broadness, thickness, wideness, width · Opposite: length

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: breadth, wide, broad, extent, widening, magnitude, depth, outer, across, height, amount, thick, edge, thickness, length, roll

noun

Similar: broadness, thickness, wideness, width · Opposite: length

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noun state of being wide

Españolanchura, ancheza
Kiswahiliupana
Portuguêslargura
Françaisgrandeur
Italianolarghezza
Românălărgime
Русскийширина́ širiná, широта́ širotá

noun measurement of something from side to side

Españolanchura, anchor, ancheza
한국어폭 pok
日本語幅 haba, 巾 haba
中文寬度 /宽度 kuāndù
हिन्दीचौड़ाई cauṛāī
Kiswahiliupana
Portuguêslargura
Françaislargeur
DeutschBreite, Weite
Italianolarghezza
Ελληνικάπλάτος plátos, εύρος évros
Românălățime, lărgime, întindere
Русскийширина́ širiná
Tiếng Việtchiều rộng
العربيةعَرْض ʕarḍ
עבריתרוחב \ רֹחַב rókhav

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@misc{width_2026,
  title = {width},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/width},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}