narrowness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the property of being narrow; having little width
   
   • the narrowness of the road
2. noun an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
   narrow-mindedness.
   
3. noun 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. noun a small margin
   slimness; narrow 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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