Noun: narrowness ner-ow-nus [N. Amer], na-row-nus [Brit]
- The property of being narrow; having little width
"the narrowness of the road"
- A restriction of range or scope
"frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons"; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"
- An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behaviour
"His narrowness prevented him from understanding different cultural practices";
- narrow-mindedness
- A small margin
"the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote";
- narrow margin, slimness
Type of: breadth, constraint, intolerance, limitation, margin, restriction, width
Antonym: broadness