What is the meaning of narrowness?

noun

  • The property of being narrow; having little width.
    • usage: "the narrowness of the road"
  • An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior.
  • A restriction of range or scope.
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "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"
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