étroite

Étroite is a French adjective meaning narrow. It is used to describe something that has a small width or is confined in space. For example, one might describe a narrow street as une rue étroite, or a tight fit as un passage étroit. The adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. So, for a masculine singular noun, it is étroit. For a feminine singular noun, it is étroite. For masculine plural nouns, it is étroits, and for feminine plural nouns, it is étroites.

The word étroite can also be used figuratively to describe something limited or restricted, such as a narrow viewpoint (une vision étroite) or a narrow escape (une issue étroite). In a more general sense, it can imply something that is difficult to achieve or obtain due to its limited scope or availability. The opposite of étroite is large or large.