wideness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Inherited from Middle English wydnesse, from Old English wīdnes (“width, wideness”), equivalent to wide + -ness.

Her estimate of Farwell did not credit him with wideness of outlook. — Desert Conquest; or, Precious Waters, A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
His old, hard mask was gone; the looseness of his lips had come to stay, and the wideness of his eyes. — The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
You could have, couldn’t you?’ asked Robert, when the hurried flight through the narrow courts had ended in the safe wideness of Farringdon Street. — The Phoenix and the Carpet, E. (Edith) Nesbit

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