Narrowness (Noun)
Meaning 1
An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
The property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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- The narrowness of the staircase made it difficult to carry large furniture upstairs.
- The hikers had to navigate through the narrowness of the canyon to reach the other side.
- The narrowness of the doorframe required us to remove the door handles to get it through.
- The narrowness of the street made it a challenge for large trucks to drive through.
- The narrowness of the mountain pass made it a popular spot for rock climbing and hiking.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Meaning 4
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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.