narrowness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the property of being narrow; having little width
    • the narrowness of the road
  2. noun an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
    narrow-mindedness.
  3. noun 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
  4. noun a small margin
    slimness; narrow 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

WordNet


Nar"row*ness noun
Etymology
AS. nearunes.
Definitions
  1. The condition or quality of being narrow.

Webster 1913