adjective

1. of large extent from side to side; wide
2. having great extent or expanse; spacious broad prairies
3. extending all about; clear; open; full broad daylight
4. easy to understand; not subtle; obvious a broad hint
5. strongly marked: said of dialects or accents
6. coarse or ribald a broad joke
7. tolerant; liberal to take a broad view of a matter
8. wide in range; not limited a broad variety, a broad education
9. main or general; not detailed in broad outline
10. Phonet. pronounced with the tongue held low and flat in the mouth; open, esp. as the (ä) of father

Etymology: ME brod < OE brad; akin to Ger breit

adverb

noun