narrowness
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the property of being narrow; having little width
the narrowness of the road
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Sense 2 noun
an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
Types & categories
- intolerance hypernym
- parochialism hyponym
- pettiness hyponym
- provincialism hyponym
- denominationalism hyponym
Related & opposite
- broad-mindedness antonym
- narrow-minded derivation
- narrow-minded derivation
Sense 3 noun
a restriction of range or scope
the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students
Types & categories
- limitation hypernym
Related & opposite
- narrow derivation
Sense 4 noun
a small margin
the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory
Types & categories
- margin hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | wideness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | width |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fineness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | broad-mindedness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow-minded |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow-minded |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | intolerance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | parochialism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pettiness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | provincialism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | denominationalism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | limitation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | slim |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | margin |