narrowness
Translation
narrowness
Examples
The narrowness of the street caused traffic jams.
The narrowness of the street caused traffic jams.
I was surprised by the narrowness of his views.
I was surprised by the narrowness of his views.
Grammar Patterns
the narrowness of ((sth.)) the quality of being narrow The narrowness of the street caused traffic jams.
Similar Words
Synonyms: confinement, limitedness; Antonyms: wideness, breadth, open-mindedness
Etymology
From the adjective 'narrow' + '-ness' (a suffix forming nouns indicating a state or quality).
Memory Tips
The '-ness' suffix turns an adjective into a noun describing the quality of being that adjective (e.g., happy -> happiness).