breadth (bredth)

[ from narrowne or restraint; liberal Hence-2. Figuratively, largene ; freedom berality: as, breadth of culture, breadth of view, etc.-3. That quality in a work of art, whether pictorial or plastic, which is obtained by the simple, clear rendering of e ential forms, and the strict subordination of details to general effect. Breadth of design, of color, of light and shade of of face treatment, gives an impre ion of mastery, ease, and freedom in the use of material on the part of the artist, which conveys a sense of repose and dignity to the mind. 4. In logic, extension; the aggregate of subjects of which a logical term can be predicated. -5. Something that has breadth; specifically, a piece of a fabric of the regular width; a width. E ential breadth, the aggregate of real things of which, according to its very meaning, a term is predicable. The term being, for example, is from its meaning predicable of everything. Informed breadth, the aggregate of real things of which a term is predicable with logical truth, IMG:content-2465.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small]