narrowness
/ˈnærəʊnəs/noun
उच्चारण नैरोनस
संकरापन, तंगी
Core word
noun
- 1
[U]
the fact of being only a short distance from side to side
संकरापन, तंगी
- The narrowness of the lanes makes parking difficult in the old city.
- The narrowness of the bridge meant that two buses could not pass at the same time.
- The narrowness of the staircase made it difficult to carry the sofa up.
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- Because of the narrowness of the road, trucks cannot enter the village.
- The narrowness of the gap between the walls surprised the climbers.
- 2
[U] disapproving
the quality of having limited ideas or views and not being willing to accept new ones
संकीर्णता, तंगदिली
- He was criticised for the narrowness of his outlook.
- The narrowness of the victory surprised everyone.
- The teacher warned against the narrowness of thinking only about marks.
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- The narrowness of her views limited her friendships.
- Travelling widely cured him of his narrowness.
Opposite breadth open-mindedness
◇Word family
narrow adjectivenarrowly adverb