Definition of narrowness in English:

narrowness

noun ˈnarəʊnəsˈnɛroʊnəs

mass noun

1Small width in relation to length.
the narrowness of the tunnels deters many from entering
concerns about the narrowness of the roads
Example sentencesExamples
- The very narrowness of the Channel meant that only short voyages were necessary.
- What the film does best is to really give people a sense of the claustrophobic narrowness of these caves.
- The narrowness of the track startled me, after being accustomed to the breadth of the trail.
- Though it is not the country's largest, narrowest, or deepest canyon, the Black Canyon provides an unsurpassed combination of depth and narrowness.
- There are challenging physical conditions in the steepness of the site and the narrowness of the terraces.
- The square of her shoulders contrasted with the narrowness of her waist, and the latter contrasted with the broadness of her hips.
- With the narrowness of the streets and the thinness of residents' walls, it is hard to insulate yourself from the dramas and catastrophes of the people who live near you.
- There is a traffic jam on a regular basis in the Shaheed Gunj area due to the narrowness of the lanes.
- The street's narrowness does not permit a swift entrance by the police.
- Wide, large spectacle frames will counteract the face's narrowness.
- Because of the height and narrowness of most hospital beds, the consequences of a newborn falling from an adult bed can be serious.
- The narrowness of the aisles between the shelves helped convey that superstore feeling of goods looming in abundance.
- She criticised the narrowness of the parking spaces at this key central location.
- 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
Example sentencesExamples
- Earlier case studies elucidate more clearly the perceived narrowness of explanations that have typically prevailed in the literature in the past.
- Unfortunately, the narrowness of the survey has tended to get lost in media coverage of it.
- The Focus Group cautioned the pharmacy academy to "remain cognizant of the educational narrowness possible in the professional curriculum development process."
- Despite the relative narrowness of his subject matter, his poetry remains fresh and contemporary.
- The narrowness of the guidelines may result in delayed tumour diagnosis.
- The extreme narrowness of using a single keyword search was summed up eloquently by the speaker when he said: "Imagine walking up to a librarian and saying, 'travel'."
- Both A-Levels and Scottish Highers are castigated for their narrowness of subject matter.
- It was not widely read because of the narrowness of the legal reasoning.
- Two chief factors are those of narrowness of focus and imprecision of terminology.
- This narrowness of perspective tends to significantly limit clinical psychology's scope of research and practice.
- He believes the situation is becoming worse, leading to a 'worrying narrowness in historical understanding'.
- She kicked out against the the boredom, repetitiveness and narrowness of women's lives.
1. 2.1 Limited willingness or ability to appreciate alternative views.
  this distasteful reference revealed the narrowness of his outlook
  narrowness of vision and understanding
  Example sentencesExamples
  I reflect for a time upon my own life and dwell a little on the insignificance of my efforts, the selfishness of my concerns, the narrowness of my sympathies.
  This distasteful reference clearly revealed the narrowness of his outlook.
  The magazine is pragmatic, plainspoken, populist, contemptuous of the Right's narrowness, and incredulous before the Left's convolutions.
  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.
  He often criticises architects for the narrowness of their vision.
  Universities where such freedom of thought and opinion is not nurtured and protected will soon find themselves enslaved to narrowness, bigotry and intolerance.
  A writer in the public realm, he attacked narrowness, bigotry, and injustice wherever he found it.
  He is beset both by theological doubts and by distress at the narrowness and hypocrisy of his colleagues and congregations.
  The narrowness of his perspective ultimately detracts from his ability to objectively evaluate the merits of the works he considers.
  I reproached myself bitterly for narrowness and ingratitude.
  It seems as if the conference organizers are indulging in aggressive ideological narrowness.
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
Example sentencesExamples
- The narrowness of the victory for the "No" side - a majority of less than 10,000 votes - gives pause for thought.
- Notwithstanding the narrowness of his defeat of Al Gore in 2000, Mr Bush interpreted that victory as a mandate for pursuing radical policies.
- 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.
- Some may point to the narrowness of these losing margins and claim that luck has not been a friend.
- This late development has incensed many political actors and citizens, given the narrowness of the ruling party's command in Parliament.
- He admitted to feeling uncomfortable at the narrowness of his majority over the opposition candidate.
- Given the narrowness of their margin, they have a very limited ability to get anything done.
- Despite the narrowness of the final scoreline, they were in control almost from start to finish.
- His authority had been gravely damaged by the narrowness of yesterday's victory.

Definition of narrowness in US English:

narrowness

nounˈnɛroʊnəsˈnerōnəs

1Small width in relation to length.
the narrowness of the tunnels deters many from entering
concerns about the narrowness of the roads
Example sentencesExamples
- The street's narrowness does not permit a swift entrance by the police.
- She criticised the narrowness of the parking spaces at this key central location.
- Though it is not the country's largest, narrowest, or deepest canyon, the Black Canyon provides an unsurpassed combination of depth and narrowness.
- 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.
- With the narrowness of the streets and the thinness of residents' walls, it is hard to insulate yourself from the dramas and catastrophes of the people who live near you.
- They came up in single file, owing to the narrowness of the passage.
- Wide, large spectacle frames will counteract the face's narrowness.
- There is a traffic jam on a regular basis in the Shaheed Gunj area due to the narrowness of the lanes.
- The narrowness of the aisles between the shelves helped convey that superstore feeling of goods looming in abundance.
- The square of her shoulders contrasted with the narrowness of her waist, and the latter contrasted with the broadness of her hips.
- What the film does best is to really give people a sense of the claustrophobic narrowness of these caves.
- The narrowness of the track startled me, after being accustomed to the breadth of the trail.
- There are challenging physical conditions in the steepness of the site and the narrowness of the terraces.
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
Example sentencesExamples
- She kicked out against the the boredom, repetitiveness and narrowness of women's lives.
- The Focus Group cautioned the pharmacy academy to "remain cognizant of the educational narrowness possible in the professional curriculum development process."
- The narrowness of the guidelines may result in delayed tumour diagnosis.
- He believes the situation is becoming worse, leading to a 'worrying narrowness in historical understanding'.
- This narrowness of perspective tends to significantly limit clinical psychology's scope of research and practice.
- Despite the relative narrowness of his subject matter, his poetry remains fresh and contemporary.
- The extreme narrowness of using a single keyword search was summed up eloquently by the speaker when he said: "Imagine walking up to a librarian and saying, 'travel'."
- Both A-Levels and Scottish Highers are castigated for their narrowness of subject matter.
- Two chief factors are those of narrowness of focus and imprecision of terminology.
- Earlier case studies elucidate more clearly the perceived narrowness of explanations that have typically prevailed in the literature in the past.
- Unfortunately, the narrowness of the survey has tended to get lost in media coverage of it.
- It was not widely read because of the narrowness of the legal reasoning.
1. 2.1 Limited willingness or ability to appreciate alternative views.
  this distasteful reference revealed the narrowness of his outlook
  narrowness of vision and understanding
  Example sentencesExamples
  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.
  It seems as if the conference organizers are indulging in aggressive ideological narrowness.
  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.
  He is beset both by theological doubts and by distress at the narrowness and hypocrisy of his colleagues and congregations.
  A writer in the public realm, he attacked narrowness, bigotry, and injustice wherever he found it.
  I reflect for a time upon my own life and dwell a little on the insignificance of my efforts, the selfishness of my concerns, the narrowness of my sympathies.
  This distasteful reference clearly revealed the narrowness of his outlook.
  I reproached myself bitterly for narrowness and ingratitude.
  Universities where such freedom of thought and opinion is not nurtured and protected will soon find themselves enslaved to narrowness, bigotry and intolerance.
  The magazine is pragmatic, plainspoken, populist, contemptuous of the Right's narrowness, and incredulous before the Left's convolutions.
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
Example sentencesExamples
- 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.
- Some may point to the narrowness of these losing margins and claim that luck has not been a friend.
- He admitted to feeling uncomfortable at the narrowness of his majority over the opposition candidate.
- Given the narrowness of their margin, they have a very limited ability to get anything done.
- This late development has incensed many political actors and citizens, given the narrowness of the ruling party's command in Parliament.
- Despite the narrowness of the final scoreline, they were in control almost from start to finish.
- The narrowness of their own escape struck him.
- The narrowness of the victory for the "No" side - a majority of less than 10,000 votes - gives pause for thought.
- Notwithstanding the narrowness of his defeat of Al Gore in 2000, Mr Bush interpreted that victory as a mandate for pursuing radical policies.
- His authority had been gravely damaged by the narrowness of yesterday's victory.

词汇	narrowness
释义	Definition of narrowness in English: narrowness noun ˈnarəʊnəsˈnɛroʊnəs mass noun 1Small width in relation to length. the narrowness of the tunnels deters many from entering concerns about the narrowness of the roads Example sentencesExamples The very narrowness of the Channel meant that only short voyages were necessary. What the film does best is to really give people a sense of the claustrophobic narrowness of these caves. The narrowness of the track startled me, after being accustomed to the breadth of the trail. Though it is not the country's largest, narrowest, or deepest canyon, the Black Canyon provides an unsurpassed combination of depth and narrowness. There are challenging physical conditions in the steepness of the site and the narrowness of the terraces. The square of her shoulders contrasted with the narrowness of her waist, and the latter contrasted with the broadness of her hips. With the narrowness of the streets and the thinness of residents' walls, it is hard to insulate yourself from the dramas and catastrophes of the people who live near you. There is a traffic jam on a regular basis in the Shaheed Gunj area due to the narrowness of the lanes. The street's narrowness does not permit a swift entrance by the police. Wide, large spectacle frames will counteract the face's narrowness. Because of the height and narrowness of most hospital beds, the consequences of a newborn falling from an adult bed can be serious. The narrowness of the aisles between the shelves helped convey that superstore feeling of goods looming in abundance. She criticised the narrowness of the parking spaces at this key central location. 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 Example sentencesExamples Earlier case studies elucidate more clearly the perceived narrowness of explanations that have typically prevailed in the literature in the past. Unfortunately, the narrowness of the survey has tended to get lost in media coverage of it. The Focus Group cautioned the pharmacy academy to "remain cognizant of the educational narrowness possible in the professional curriculum development process." Despite the relative narrowness of his subject matter, his poetry remains fresh and contemporary. The narrowness of the guidelines may result in delayed tumour diagnosis. The extreme narrowness of using a single keyword search was summed up eloquently by the speaker when he said: "Imagine walking up to a librarian and saying, 'travel'." Both A-Levels and Scottish Highers are castigated for their narrowness of subject matter. It was not widely read because of the narrowness of the legal reasoning. Two chief factors are those of narrowness of focus and imprecision of terminology. This narrowness of perspective tends to significantly limit clinical psychology's scope of research and practice. He believes the situation is becoming worse, leading to a 'worrying narrowness in historical understanding'. She kicked out against the the boredom, repetitiveness and narrowness of women's lives. 2.1 Limited willingness or ability to appreciate alternative views. this distasteful reference revealed the narrowness of his outlook narrowness of vision and understanding Example sentencesExamples I reflect for a time upon my own life and dwell a little on the insignificance of my efforts, the selfishness of my concerns, the narrowness of my sympathies. This distasteful reference clearly revealed the narrowness of his outlook. The magazine is pragmatic, plainspoken, populist, contemptuous of the Right's narrowness, and incredulous before the Left's convolutions. 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. He often criticises architects for the narrowness of their vision. Universities where such freedom of thought and opinion is not nurtured and protected will soon find themselves enslaved to narrowness, bigotry and intolerance. A writer in the public realm, he attacked narrowness, bigotry, and injustice wherever he found it. He is beset both by theological doubts and by distress at the narrowness and hypocrisy of his colleagues and congregations. The narrowness of his perspective ultimately detracts from his ability to objectively evaluate the merits of the works he considers. I reproached myself bitterly for narrowness and ingratitude. It seems as if the conference organizers are indulging in aggressive ideological narrowness. 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 Example sentencesExamples The narrowness of the victory for the "No" side - a majority of less than 10,000 votes - gives pause for thought. Notwithstanding the narrowness of his defeat of Al Gore in 2000, Mr Bush interpreted that victory as a mandate for pursuing radical policies. 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. Some may point to the narrowness of these losing margins and claim that luck has not been a friend. This late development has incensed many political actors and citizens, given the narrowness of the ruling party's command in Parliament. He admitted to feeling uncomfortable at the narrowness of his majority over the opposition candidate. Given the narrowness of their margin, they have a very limited ability to get anything done. Despite the narrowness of the final scoreline, they were in control almost from start to finish. His authority had been gravely damaged by the narrowness of yesterday's victory. Definition of narrowness in US English: narrowness nounˈnɛroʊnəsˈnerōnəs 1Small width in relation to length. the narrowness of the tunnels deters many from entering concerns about the narrowness of the roads Example sentencesExamples The street's narrowness does not permit a swift entrance by the police. She criticised the narrowness of the parking spaces at this key central location. Though it is not the country's largest, narrowest, or deepest canyon, the Black Canyon provides an unsurpassed combination of depth and narrowness. 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. With the narrowness of the streets and the thinness of residents' walls, it is hard to insulate yourself from the dramas and catastrophes of the people who live near you. They came up in single file, owing to the narrowness of the passage. Wide, large spectacle frames will counteract the face's narrowness. There is a traffic jam on a regular basis in the Shaheed Gunj area due to the narrowness of the lanes. The narrowness of the aisles between the shelves helped convey that superstore feeling of goods looming in abundance. The square of her shoulders contrasted with the narrowness of her waist, and the latter contrasted with the broadness of her hips. What the film does best is to really give people a sense of the claustrophobic narrowness of these caves. The narrowness of the track startled me, after being accustomed to the breadth of the trail. There are challenging physical conditions in the steepness of the site and the narrowness of the terraces. 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 Example sentencesExamples She kicked out against the the boredom, repetitiveness and narrowness of women's lives. The Focus Group cautioned the pharmacy academy to "remain cognizant of the educational narrowness possible in the professional curriculum development process." The narrowness of the guidelines may result in delayed tumour diagnosis. He believes the situation is becoming worse, leading to a 'worrying narrowness in historical understanding'. This narrowness of perspective tends to significantly limit clinical psychology's scope of research and practice. Despite the relative narrowness of his subject matter, his poetry remains fresh and contemporary. The extreme narrowness of using a single keyword search was summed up eloquently by the speaker when he said: "Imagine walking up to a librarian and saying, 'travel'." Both A-Levels and Scottish Highers are castigated for their narrowness of subject matter. Two chief factors are those of narrowness of focus and imprecision of terminology. Earlier case studies elucidate more clearly the perceived narrowness of explanations that have typically prevailed in the literature in the past. Unfortunately, the narrowness of the survey has tended to get lost in media coverage of it. It was not widely read because of the narrowness of the legal reasoning. 2.1 Limited willingness or ability to appreciate alternative views. this distasteful reference revealed the narrowness of his outlook narrowness of vision and understanding Example sentencesExamples 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. It seems as if the conference organizers are indulging in aggressive ideological narrowness. 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. He is beset both by theological doubts and by distress at the narrowness and hypocrisy of his colleagues and congregations. A writer in the public realm, he attacked narrowness, bigotry, and injustice wherever he found it. I reflect for a time upon my own life and dwell a little on the insignificance of my efforts, the selfishness of my concerns, the narrowness of my sympathies. This distasteful reference clearly revealed the narrowness of his outlook. I reproached myself bitterly for narrowness and ingratitude. Universities where such freedom of thought and opinion is not nurtured and protected will soon find themselves enslaved to narrowness, bigotry and intolerance. The magazine is pragmatic, plainspoken, populist, contemptuous of the Right's narrowness, and incredulous before the Left's convolutions. 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 Example sentencesExamples 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. Some may point to the narrowness of these losing margins and claim that luck has not been a friend. He admitted to feeling uncomfortable at the narrowness of his majority over the opposition candidate. Given the narrowness of their margin, they have a very limited ability to get anything done. This late development has incensed many political actors and citizens, given the narrowness of the ruling party's command in Parliament. Despite the narrowness of the final scoreline, they were in control almost from start to finish. The narrowness of their own escape struck him. The narrowness of the victory for the "No" side - a majority of less than 10,000 votes - gives pause for thought. Notwithstanding the narrowness of his defeat of Al Gore in 2000, Mr Bush interpreted that victory as a mandate for pursuing radical policies. His authority had been gravely damaged by the narrowness of yesterday's victory.
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