Noun: narrowness ner-ow-nus [N. Amer], na-row-nus [Brit]- The property of being narrow; having little width
"the narrowness of the road" - An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behaviour
- narrow-mindedness - A restriction of range or scope
"the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons" - 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, intolerance, limitation, margin, restriction, width Antonym: broad-mindedness, wideness |