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narrowness /ˈnarəʊnəs /noun [mass noun]1Small width in relation to length: the narrowness of the tunnels deters many from entering concerns about the narrowness of the roads...- The very narrowness of the Channel meant that only short voyages were necessary.
- Because of the height and narrowness of most hospital beds, the consequences of a newborn falling from an adult bed can be serious.
- They came up in single file, owing to the narrowness of the passage.
2Limited extent, amount, or scope: education has to compensate for the narrowness of local horizons a weakness of his work is the narrowness of the sources...- Despite the relative narrowness of his subject matter, his poetry remains fresh and contemporary.
- It was not widely read because of the narrowness of the legal reasoning.
- Unfortunately, the narrowness of the survey has tended to get lost in media coverage of it.
2.1Limited willingness or ability to appreciate alternative views: this distasteful reference revealed the narrowness of his outlook narrowness of vision and understanding...- He often criticises architects for the narrowness of their vision.
- The narrowness of his perspective ultimately detracts from his ability to objectively evaluate the merits of the works he considers.
- I would urge the community to not get into a place of rigidity and narrowness where they can't view the whole and what is at stake.
3The fact of a victory being achieved with only a small margin: the narrowness of the vote shows there is everything to fight for there is a warning in the narrowness of the victory...- The narrowness of their own escape struck him.
- The sheer narrowness of the Republican majority in the House meant that the next set of Congressional mid-term elections would assume an almost Presidential-like importance.
- Look at the narrowness of the margin last time: five to four.
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