Definitions for Broadbrɔd

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

broad^*brɔd(adj.; adv.; n.)-er, -est

(adj.)of great breadth.
measured from side to side.
of great extent; large:
a broad expanse of water.
widely diffused; open; full:
in broad daylight.
not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope:
a broad range of interests; of broad appeal.
liberal; tolerant.
main or general:
the broad outlines of a subject.
plain or clear:
a broad hint.
indelicate; indecent.
unconfined; free; unrestrained.
(of an actor or acting style) using or marked by exaggeration.
Category: Showbiz
(of pronunciation) strongly dialectal:
a broad Scots accent.
broad a, the a-sound (ӓ), esp. when used in place of the more common a-sound (a) in such words as half and
can't.
Category: Phonetics
(adv.)fully:
broad awake.
(n.)the broad part of anything.
Slang: Usually Offensive. a woman.
Category: Status (usage)

^* Usage: Definition 21 is usually perceived as insulting.

Origin of broad:

bef. 1000; ME bro(o)d, OE brād; c. OFris, OS brēd, OHG breit, ON breithr, Go braiths

broad′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

broad(adj)
slang term for a woman
"a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
wide, broad(adj)
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
"wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide(adj)
broad in scope or content
"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 powers"
broad, unspecific(adj)
not detailed or specific
"a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
broad, unsubtle(adj)
lacking subtlety; obvious
"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
broad(a), full(a)(adj)
being at a peak or culminating point
"broad daylight"; "full summer"
broad, spacious, wide(adj)
very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
broad(adj)
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
"a broad southern accent"
broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant(adj)
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

broad(adjective)ɔd
≠ narrow
broad shoulders; a broad tree-lined avenue
broadɔd
having or including a wide range of people or things
a broad range of music
broadɔd
≠ narrow-minded
broadɔd
general or approximate
a broad description/outline
broadɔd
***(of an accent) very strong
a broad northern accent
broadɔd
during the daytime
The robbery took place in broad daylight.

Wiktionary

broad(Noun)
A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
broad(Noun)
A woman or girl.
Who was that broad I saw you with?
broad(Noun)
A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
broad(Adjective)
Wide in extent or scope.
broad(Adjective)
Having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad).
broad(Adjective)
Strongly regional.
broad(Adjective)
Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

Origin: From brood, brode, from brad, from braidaz, of uncertain origin. Possibly from (s)prei-. Cognate with braid, breed, bred, breed, breit, bred, breiður.

Webster Dictionary

Broad(u)
wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad
Broad(u)
extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean
Broad(u)
extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full
Broad(u)
fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive
Broad(u)
comprehensive; liberal; enlarged
Broad(u)
plain; evident; as, a broad hint
Broad(u)
free; unrestrained; unconfined
Broad(u)
characterized by breadth. See Breadth
Broad(u)
cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor
Broad(u)
strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent
Broad(noun)
the broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar
Broad(noun)
the spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen
Broad(noun)
a lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders