Meaning of broad in English
Pronunciation
/brɔd/US accent
UK accent
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broadDefinitions
1. broad in scope or contentExamples
- « across-the-board pay increases »
- « an all-embracing definition »
- « blanket sanctions against human-rights violators »
- « an invention with broad applications »
- « a panoptic study of Soviet nationality- T.G.Winner »
- « granted him wide »
Synonyms
- 2. not detailed or specific
Examples
- « a broad rule »
- « the broad outlines of the plan »
- « felt an unspecific dread »
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- 3. lacking subtlety
Examples
- « obvious »
- « gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave »
Synonyms
- 4. very large in expanse or scope
Examples
- « a broad lawn »
- « the wide plains »
- « a spacious view »
- « spacious skies »
Synonyms
- 5. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
Examples
- « a broad southern accent »
Synonyms
- 6. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
Examples
- « a broad political stance »
- « generous and broad sympathies »
- « a liberal newspaper »
- « tolerant of his opponent's opinions »
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Noun
broadDefinitions
1. slang term for a womanExamples
- « a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch »
Qualitative Adjective
broadEtymology
Old English brād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breed and German breitDefinitions
1. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the otherExamples
- « wide roads »
- « a wide necktie »
- « wide margins »
- « three feet wide »
- « a river two miles broad »
- « broad shoulders »
- « a broad river »
Synonyms
- beamy
- bird's-eye
- panoramic
- broad-brimmed
- citywide
- countywide
- countrywide
- nationwide
- deep
- heavy
- thick
- in width(p)
- in breadth(p)
- schoolwide
- spreading
- wide-spreading
- statewide
- stretching(a)
- wide-spreading
- sweeping
- wide-screen(a)
- fanlike
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