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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley