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narrowness

/ˈneɹəʊnəs/NEH-roh-nuhs
/ˈnɛɹoʊnəs/NEH-roh-nuhs

Meaningbeing narrow

Common meaning: lack of width

Other meanings: lack of breadth of mind

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishnearusourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishnarowesource
  3. Englishnarrow‘of small width’
  4. Englishformed in English from narrownarrowness‘lack of width’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from narrow + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), NARROW, p.388 · scan

Source words

  • nearu Old English · source word “of small width”

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