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1. The property of being narrow; having little width
   "the narrowness of the road"
    
2. An inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behaviour
   - narrow-mindedness
    
3. A restriction of range or scope
   "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons"
    
4. A small margin
   "the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote"
   - narrow margin, slimness

Derived forms: narrownesses

See also: narrow

Type of: breadth, intolerance, limitation, margin, restriction, width

Antonym: wideness