WIDTH
What does "WIDTH" mean?
The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
Meanings
- The distance across a thing, perpendicular to its length. Measure the width of the window before buying curtains.
- A piece of fabric of a standard manufactured breadth. The curtains needed three widths of cloth sewn together. technical
Did you know?
- 'Width' is a young word - it was minted around 1620 to match older nouns like 'breadth' and 'length'; before that English just said 'wideness'.
Word origin
Formed in English in the early 17th century from the adjective 'wide' plus the noun-forming suffix '-th' (as in 'length' and 'breadth'), replacing the older noun 'wideness'.
Remember it
WIDTH packs WIDE into a tight measure - the -TH turns the adjective into a number.
A little poem
Length is the road I think I chose;
width is the world on either side it shows.
couplet
Wordplay
- I asked the tailor for the width and he gave me the breadth of his knowledge.
What it teaches
We brag about how far we've gone and forget to ask how much we let in along the way.
Quick facts
What does WIDTH mean?
The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
Is WIDTH a valid word?
Yes — WIDTH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WIDTH?
WIDTH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WIDTH come from?
Formed in English in the early 17th century from the adjective 'wide' plus the noun-forming suffix '-th' (as in 'length' and 'breadth'), replacing the older noun 'wideness'.
What can WIDTH teach us?
We brag about how far we've gone and forget to ask how much we let in along the way.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.