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Definitions for narrowness
nar·row·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
narrownessnoun
the property of being narrow; having little width
"the narrowness of the road"
narrow-mindedness, narrownessnoun
an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
narrownessnoun
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"
narrow margin, narrowness, slimnessnoun
a small margin
"the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"; "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"
Wiktionary
narrownessnoun
a constriction
narrownessnoun
the state of being narrow
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Narrownessnoun
Etymology: from narrow.
In our Gothic cathedrals, the narrowness of the arch makes it rise in height, or run out in length. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
That prince, who should be so wise and godlike, as by established laws of liberty to secure protection and encouragement to the honest industry of mankind, against the oppression of power, and narrowness of party, will quickly be too hard for his neighbours. John Locke, Works.
The most learned and ingenious society in Europe, confess the narrowness of human attainments. Joseph Glanvill, Scept.
Cheap vulgar arts, whose narrowness affords
No flight for thoughts, but poorly sticks at words. John Denham.The latin, a most severe and compendious language, often expresses that in one word, which either the barbarity or the narrowness of modern tongues cannot supply in more. Dryden.
If God will fit thee for this passage, by taking off thy load, and emptying thy bags, and so suit the narrowness of thy fortune to the narrowness of the way thou art to pass, is there any thing but mercy in all this? Robert South, Sermons.
Another disposition in men, which makes them improper for philosophical contemplations, is not so much from the narrowness of their spirit and understanding, as because they will not take time to extend them. Thomas Burnet, Theo. of the Earth.
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narrowness
Narrowness is the quality or state of being of small width or having little breadth. It can also refer to a lack of diversity or flexibility in thought, ideas, opinions, or options. Furthermore, it might represent a limited scope or field of view.
Webster Dictionary
Narrownessnoun
the condition or quality of being narrow
Etymology: [AS. nearunes.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of narrowness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of narrowness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of narrowness in a Sentence
Old age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
In the end, it's not really about Keystone. It's about judgment, it's about the narrowness that allowed one project in one industry - however large and important the project and industry - to define one of the most positive and prosperous bilateral relationships the world has ever known.
Self-confidence is either a petty pride in our own narrowness, or the realization of our duty and privilege as God's children.
Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried leaves at the age of forty? Certainly there is. It is not due to trade but to intensity of self-seeking, combined with narrowness of occupation. Business has destroyed the very knowledge in us of all other natural forces except business.
Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.
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