"wideness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwaɪdnəs/ Forms: widenesses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English wydnesse, from Old English wīdnes (“width, wideness”), equivalent to wide + -ness. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|wydnesse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English wydnesse, {{inh+|en|enm|wydnesse}} Inherited from Middle English wydnesse, {{inh|en|ang|wīdnes|t=width, wideness}} Old English wīdnes (“width, wideness”), {{suffix|en|wide|ness}} wide + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} wideness (usually uncountable, plural widenesses), {{tlb|en|now|rare}} (now rare)
  1. The state or quality of being wide. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually Translations (state orquality of being wide): laajuus (Finnish), leveys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wideness-en-noun-upSE~WEc Disambiguation of 'state orquality of being wide': 100 0
  2. Large extent or expanse; breadth, broadness. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually Translations (large extent, breadth): laajuus (Finnish), leveys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wideness-en-noun-VmQdY0ye Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'large extent, breadth': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: width (english: the usual term in contemporary English) Related terms: wide, widely, widen

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