Definition of WIDTH

width

Meanings

Plural: widths

Noun

  • the extent of something from side to side
  • The state of being wide.
  • The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
  • A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
  • The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
  • The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From wide + -th (abstract nominal suffix), possibly by analogy with Old Norse vídd (“width”), though this is unlikely, as the word is not attested before the end of the 16th century and was historically unknown in Scots and the traditional dialect of Northern England, where one would expect Old Norse influence to be the strongest (these varieties traditionally employed wideness instead). Replaced Middle English wide, wyde (“width”).

Antonyms

length

Scrabble Score: 12

width is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
width is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
width is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

width is a valid Words With Friends word