broad

adjective

• 1having an ample distance from side to side; wide:a broad staircase
• (after a measurement) giving the distance from side to side:the valley is three miles long and half a mile broad
• large in area; spacious:a broad expanse of prairie

• 2covering a large number and wide scope of subjects or areas:a broad range of experience
• having or incorporating a wide range of meanings, applications, or kinds of things; loosely defined:three broad categories of mutual funds
• including or coming from many people of many kinds:broad support for the president’s foreign policy

• 3general; without detail:a broad outline of NATO’s position
• (of a hint) clear and unambiguous; not subtle:a broad hint
• somewhat coarse and indecent:what we regard as broad or even bawdy is a fact of nature to him
• (of a phonetic transcription) showing only meaningful distinctions in sound and ignoring minor details.

• 4(of a regional accent) very noticeable and strong:his broad Bronx accent

noun

• a woman.