broad
broad [broader, broadest] adj
OE < Germanic.
- Vast; extensive; widespread; large in territory; [fig.] infinite; eternal; timeless; universal; heavenly (see Job 11:9).
- Bold; strong; stalwart; mighty; impenetrable; having stout walls; [sense play] breached; opened wide (see Nehemiah 3:8).
- Generous; liberal; welcoming; sweepingly inclusive (see Job 36:16).
- Famous; important; impressive; well-known; [fig.] grand; noble; royal; high-ranking.
- Tolerant; intellectual; non-judgmental; open-minded; accepting of various points of view; [fig.] vague; obscure; ambiguous; indefinite; indecisive; mysterious; nebulous; noncommittal (see Matthew 7:13).
broad adv
see broad, adj.
- Widely; extensively; sweepingly; [fig.] infinitely; eternally.
broad n
see broad, adj.
- Scholar; pundit; well-educated person; supposedly open-minded person; [fig.] puffed-up speaker; self-important preacher.