Difference between Width and Breadth

What is the difference between Width and Breadth?

Width as a noun is the state of being wide. while Breadth as a noun is the extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.

Width

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of being wide. The measurement of the extent of something from side to side. A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric. The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.

Breadth

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.A piece of fabric of standard width.Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.

Example sentence: Are you going to cater to the whims and prejudices of people? We draw out from other people our own thought. If, when you go out to organize, you go with a broad spirit, you will create and call out breadth and toleration. You had better organize one woman on a broad platform than 10,000 on a narrow platform of intolerance and bigotry.

We hope you now know whether to use Width or Breadth in your sentence.

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