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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke