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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the property of being narrow; having little width;
- Example: "the narrowness of the road"

2. an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior;
[syn: narrow-mindedness, narrowness]

3. a restriction of range or scope;
- Example: "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"
- Example: "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"
- Example: "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons"

4. a small margin;
- Example: "the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory"
- Example: "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"
[syn: narrow margin, narrowness, slimness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Narrowness \Nar"row*ness\, n. [AS. nearunes.]
   The condition or quality of being narrow.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

narrowness
    n 1: the property of being narrow; having little width; "the
         narrowness of the road" [ant: broadness, wideness]
    2: an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking
       behavior [syn: narrow-mindedness, narrowness] [ant:
       broad-mindedness]
    3: 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: 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" [syn: narrow margin, narrowness,
       slimness]