Associations to the word «Widespread»

Wiktionary

WIDESPREAD, adjective. Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

Dictionary definition

WIDESPREAD, adjective. Widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war".
WIDESPREAD, adjective. Distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.