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Significations et usages de broad
Définition
broad (adj.)
1.humorously vulgar"bawdy songs" "off-color jokes" "ribald language"
2.not quite exact or correct"the approximate time was 10 o'clock" "a rough guess" "a ballpark estimate"
3.showing or characterized by broad-mindedness"a broad political stance" "generous and broad sympathies" "a liberal newspaper" "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
4.lacking subtlety; obvious"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
5.broad in scope or content"across-the-board pay increases" "an all-embracing definition" "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators" "an invention with broad applications" "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality" - T.G.Winner"granted him..."
6.not detailed or specific"a broad rule" "the broad outlines of the plan" "felt an unspecific dread"
7.being at a peak or culminating point"broad daylight" "full summer"
8.(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional"a broad southern accent"
9.very large in expanse or scope"a broad lawn" "the wide plains" "a spacious view" "spacious skies"
10.having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other"wide roads" "a wide necktie" "wide margins" "three feet wide" "a river two miles broad" "broad shoulders" "a broad river"
broad (n.)
1.slang term for a woman"a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
2.a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked"she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch"
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Merriam Webster
BroadBroad (br�d), a. [Compar. Broader (br�d"ẽr); superl. Broadest.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. brād; akin to OS. brēd, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. breiðr, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. Breadth.]
1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. “Broad and open day.” Bp. Porteus.
4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
A broad mixture of falsehood. Locke.
Hence: -
5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. D. Daggett.
In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. E. Everett.
6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
As broad and general as the casing air. Shak.
8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
☞ Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged.
Broad acres. See under Acre. -- Broad arrow, originally a pheon. See Pheon, and Broad arrow under Arrow. -- As broad as long, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.
It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. L'Estrange.
Broad pennant. See under Pennant.
Syn. -- Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.
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Définition (complément)
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Synonymes
broad (adj.)
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, approximate, approximative, bawdy, big, blanket, bold, capacious, coarse, comprehensive, encompassing, expansive, extensive, full, general, generous, giant, gigantic, gross, immense, large, large-minded, liberal, off-color, open, outspoken, panoptic, ribald, rough, saucy, smutty, spacious, squalid, sweeping, tolerant, unlimited, unrefined, unspecific, unsubtle, wide
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broad (adj.)
↘ approximately, as a rule, breadth, broaden, broadness, by and large, dilate, forbearance, for the greater part, for the most part, generally, generally speaking, in general, in the main, largely, liberally, more often than not, mostly, obscenity, roughly, smuttiness, stretch, to a large extent, tolerance, widen, wideness ↗ abide, absorb, across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, approximation, bear, blanket, brook, digest, encompassing, endure, extensive, general, panoptic, permit, put up, put up with, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, sustain, tolerate, weather, wide, withstand ≠ narrow
Locutions
⇨ Abscess of broad ligament specified as acute • Broad Beta Disease • Broad Ligament • Broad Thumb-Hallux Syndrome • Broad ligament • Broad ligament laceration syndrome [Allen-Masters] • Broad- or floating-betalipoproteinaemia • Broad-beta Lipoproteins • Embryonic cyst of broad ligament • Haematoma of broad ligament • Hyperlipoproteinemia, Broad-beta • Uterine ligament (broad)(round) • broad arrow • broad bean • broad beech fern • broad buckler-fern • broad daylight • broad gauge • broad hatchet • broad interpretation • broad jump • broad jumper • broad leaved centaury • broad leaved goldenrod • broad-bean • broad-bean plant • broad-billed roller • broad-brimmed • broad-footed marsupial mouse • broad-headed • broad-leaf • broad-leaf cattail • broad-leafed • broad-leaved • broad-leaved bottletree • broad-leaved cat-tail • broad-leaved dock • broad-leaved everlasting pea • broad-leaved forest • broad-leaved montia • broad-leaved plantain • broad-leaved tree • broad-leaved twayblade • broad-leaved wood • broad-minded • broad-mindedly • broad-mindedness • broad-nosed caiman • broad-nosed pipefish • broad-shouldered • broad-tailed hummingbird • dusky broad bill • in a broad way • in broad daylight • in broad outlines
Dictionnaire analogique
broad (adj.)
broad (adj.)
clear[Similaire]
broad (adj.)
habituel (fr)[Classe]
général (fr)[Classe]
ensemble (fr)[Caract.]
(build up; enlarge; aggrandize; aggrandise), (enlarger)[termes liés]
qualificatif d'un vêtement (fr)[DomaineDescription]
comprehensive[Similaire]
broad (adj.)
general[Similaire]
broad (adj.)
high[Similaire]
broad (adj.)
noticeable, substantial[Similaire]
broad (adj.)
large[Similaire]
broad (adj.)
broad; wide[ClasseHyper.]
breadth, broadness, wideness - broadly - breadth, width[Dérivé]
narrow[Ant.]
broad (adj.)
broad (n.)
Wikipedia
Broad
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Broad may refer to:
- Broad Group, a manufacturing company based in Changsha, global leader in producing absorption chillers
- Broad (British coin), English gold coin minted under the Commonwealth with a bust of Oliver Cromwell on the obverse
- Broad Future Education, a popular tutorial school in Vancouver and Shanghai
- Broad church, Latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England
- Broad Front - Progressive Encounter - New Majority, Uruguayan coalition of political parties and organizations
- Broad gauge, rail gauge greater than the standard gauge of 4' 8.5"
- Broad Institute a genomic research institute funded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad
- Broad pennant, swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board
In hydrology:
- Broad Creek (disambiguation)
- Broad River (disambiguation)
- Benacre Broad, isolated broad in Suffolk, England, within The Broads National Park
- French Broad River
- Malthouse Broad, lake at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads within the British The Broads National Park
- The Broads, network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
In geography:
- Broad Channel, Queens, community in the borough of Queens in New York City
- Broad Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, one of five communities on King's Island
- Broad Street (disambiguation)
- B road (disambiguation), a classification of road in the United Kingdom
Broad is the name of:
- Broad (Surrey cricketer)
- C. D. Broad, English philosopher known for his thorough and objective analysis in works such as Scientific Thought (1930) and Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy (1933)
- Chris Broad, former English cricketer and match referee
- Eli Broad, billionaire and philanthropist
- Francis Alfred Broad, a United Kingdom politician; also known as Frank Broad
- Stephen Broad, former English footballer
- Stuart Broad, English cricketer, son of Chris Broad
- Billy Idol, real name William Albert Michael Broad
- William Broad New York Times writer
Broad may also refer to:
- 10BROAD36, obsolete standard for carrying 10 Mbit/s Ethernet signals over standard 75 ohm CATV cable over a 3600 meter range
- Broadband
- Broad, an area light, generally a simple incandescent or fluorescent light source (collectively referred to as "the broads" in movie and video production, theaters, TV and photographic studios), as contrasted to more controlled and directional lighting instruments
- A slang term for woman, usually considered derogatory
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