length en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- lĕng(k)th
- /leɪn(t)θ/ (US, dialectal)
- audio Queensland
- /læŋ(k)θ/ (Canada, US, dialectal)
- /len(t)θ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /lɛŋ(k)θ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
- /leŋ(k)θ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /lɛn(t)θ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- lĕn(t)th
- /leɪŋ(k)θ/ (US, dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþ, lengþu, from Proto-West Germanic *langiþu, from Proto-Germanic *langiþō, equivalent to long + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots lenth, lainth (“length”), Saterland Frisian Loangte (“length”), West Frisian lingte, langte (“length”), Dutch lengte (“length”), German Low German Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt (“length”), Danish længde (“length”), Swedish längd (“length”), Icelandic lengd (“length”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
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(countable, uncountable) Duration.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
1941, Robert Frost, The Gift Outright:In equatorial Ecuador, days and nights are almost the same length, and the sun goes down early.
1990 August, Boyd Gibbons, “Missouri's Garden of Consequence”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 130:
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(countable, uncountable) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
five lengths ahead of the field
- (countable, uncountable) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
- (countable, uncountable) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Total extent.
the length of a book
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(countable, uncountable) Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
a length of hair
a length of rope
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(countable, slang, uncountable) A penis.
, Bride for the Billionaire Bear Shifter His cock felt firm under her palm, and her mouth watered as she imagined wrapping her lips around his length.
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(countable, uncountable) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
The boy was engaged to write out parts at a penny a length (42 lines) for Chetwood, who then charged the manager, […]
1960, J. L. Hodgkinson, Rex Pogson, The Early Manchester Theatre, page 45:[…] open your book of the play, which you have previously carefully perused, and at the same time marked with the proper calls, as thus: a length (or 42 lines) before an entrance, with a pen make a figure on the margin, […]
1890, Henry Austin, Address of Henry Austin Before the Second Nationalist Club, page 38:
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(countable, uncountable) The number of cards held in a particular suit.
An artificial bid doesn't necessarily show length in the suit being bid, it has an altogether different meaning.
1999, Edwin B. Kantar, Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense, page 191:
- (countable, uncountable) The amount of time for which the taste of wine lingers on the palate after swallowing or spitting it out, measured in caudilies.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| lengths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
overlength · length operator · in length · zero-length launching · path length · Bjerrum length · boatslength · the length of the Flemington straight · full-length · nanolength · boatlength · lengthsome · swordslength · finger-length · daylength · lengthen · go to any lengths · null patch length · arclength · keep at arm's length · read length · cocktail length · length and breadth · shoulder-length · null path length · length overall · scale length · roughness length · whole-length · length of days · feature-length · bishop's length · length contraction · bitlength · cable length · Planck length · semilength · zero-length · half-length · floor-length · after-length · arc length · good length · mixing length · swordlength · at arm's length · wordlength · variable-length array · tea-length · calf-length · Hubble length · slip someone a length · wirelength · arm's length · block length · line and length · wavelength · brength · screening length · run-length encoding · sidelength · book-length · codelength · Debye length · chunklength · measure one's length · bond length · calibrated focal length · at length · focal length · commutator length · treelength · arm's length principle · steplength · lengthful · lengthwise · acre's length · knee-length · arm's length price · after length · dragonlength · armlength · ribbonlength · multilength · lengthy · debye length · lengthways · length scale · scalelength · lengthless · short of a length · go to great lengths
Holonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Synonyms
lengthiness · longness · distance · longitude · length
Translations (158)
es largura (distance along the longest dimension) · nb lengde (distance along the longest dimension) · ba буй (distance along the longest dimension) · gd fad (distance along the longest dimension) · lv garums (distance along the longest dimension) · arc ܐܘܪܟܐ (distance along the longest dimension) · es largueza (distance along the longest dimension) · tg тул (distance along the longest dimension) · lt ilgumas (distance along the longest dimension) · yua chowakil (distance along the longest dimension) · ja 馬身 (length of a horse) · eo longo (distance along the longest dimension) · sh дужина (distance along the longest dimension) · is lengd (distance along the longest dimension) · es longitud (distance along the longest dimension) · tr boy (length of a horse) · hu hossz (length of a horse) · ta நீளம் (distance along the longest dimension) · tl haba (distance along the longest dimension) · mi whāroa (distance along the longest dimension) · ro lungime (distance along the longest dimension) · arz طول (distance along the longest dimension) · pap largura (distance along the longest dimension) · ia longitude (distance along the longest dimension) · egy Aw-w-Y1V (distance along the longest dimension) · ast llargor (distance along the longest dimension) · hu hossz (distance along the longest dimension) · ru длина́ (distance along the longest dimension) · es eslora (distance along the longest dimension) · kmr dirêjahî (distance along the longest dimension) · fy lingtemaat (distance along the longest dimension) · gl lonxitude (math: distance between the two ends of a line segment) · hu hosszúság (distance along the longest dimension) · mk должина (distance along the longest dimension) · ba оҙонлоҡ (distance along the longest dimension) · yi לענג (distance along the longest dimension) · mi tiāroa (distance along the longest dimension) · fi kesto (duration — see also duration) · nv nineezgo (distance along the longest dimension) · ml നീളം (distance along the longest dimension) · eo longeco (distance along the longest dimension) · fi pituus (math: distance between the two ends of a line segment) · tk uzaklyk (distance along the longest dimension) · de Längenmaß (distance along the longest dimension) · grc μῆκος (distance along the longest dimension) · fi pituus (distance along the longest dimension) · km ប្រវែង (distance along the longest dimension) · sl dolžina (distance along the longest dimension) · kmr dirêjatî (distance along the longest dimension) · ca llargada (distance along the longest dimension) · kk ұзындық (distance along the longest dimension) · de Pferdelänge (length of a horse) · jv dawa (distance along the longest dimension) · oc longor (distance along the longest dimension) · tr uzunluk (distance along the longest dimension) · fa درازا (distance along the longest dimension) · alt бой (distance along the longest dimension) · km បណ្ដោយ (distance along the longest dimension) · fi hevosenmitta (length of a horse) · ckb درێژایی (distance along the longest dimension) · lt ilgis (distance along the longest dimension) · srn langa (distance along the longest dimension) · my အလျား (distance along the longest dimension) · fi pituus (duration — see also duration) · vi chiều dài (distance along the longest dimension) · fr longueur (distance along the longest dimension) · id bujur (distance along the longest dimension) · chr ᏂᎦᏅᎯᏒ (distance along the longest dimension) · sh dužina (distance along the longest dimension) · fi pätkä (part of something that is long; a physical piece of something) · mi roa (distance along the longest dimension) · fy lingte (distance along the longest dimension) · ms kepanjangan (distance along the longest dimension) · pt comprimento (distance along the longest dimension) · pl długość (duration — see also duration) · hsb dołhosć (distance along the longest dimension) · be даўжыня́ (distance along the longest dimension) · qu karu kay (distance along the longest dimension) · ang lenġu (distance along the longest dimension) · om dheerina (distance along the longest dimension) · hy երկարություն (distance along the longest dimension) · as দীঘ (distance along the longest dimension) · gl lonxitude (distance along the longest dimension) · ast llargu (distance along the longest dimension) · uk довжина́ (distance along the longest dimension) · sw urefu (distance along the longest dimension) · th ความยาว (distance along the longest dimension) · br hed (distance along the longest dimension) · fo longd (distance along the longest dimension) · te పొడవు (distance along the longest dimension) · fa طول (distance along the longest dimension) · alt узун (distance along the longest dimension) · lo ຄວາມຍາວ (distance along the longest dimension) · pl długość (distance along the longest dimension) · es duración (duration — see also duration) · hnn aba (distance along the longest dimension) · it lunghezza (distance along the longest dimension) · za dohraez (distance along the longest dimension) · sq gjatësia (distance along the longest dimension) · sk dĺžka (distance along the longest dimension) · got 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌹 (distance along the longest dimension) · mt tul (distance along the longest dimension) · rsk длужина (distance along the longest dimension) · sv längd (distance along the longest dimension) · lb Längt (distance along the longest dimension) · he אורך \ אֹרֶךְ (distance along the longest dimension) · kmr dirêjî (distance along the longest dimension) · pt extensão (distance along the longest dimension) · es largor (distance along the longest dimension) · az uzunluq (distance along the longest dimension) · uz uzunlik (distance along the longest dimension) · ja 長さ (distance along the longest dimension) · tk uzynlyk (distance along the longest dimension) · et pikkus (distance along the longest dimension) · fr durée (duration — see also duration) · zu ubude (distance along the longest dimension) · el μήκος (distance along the longest dimension) · nn lengde (distance along the longest dimension) · cy hyd (distance along the longest dimension) · hi लंबाई (distance along the longest dimension) · ba буй (length of a horse) · es largo (distance along the longest dimension) · ky узундук (distance along the longest dimension) · cmn 長度 /长度 (distance along the longest dimension) · ga fad (distance along the longest dimension) · nn lengd (distance along the longest dimension) · cs délka (distance along the longest dimension) · ar طُول (distance along the longest dimension) · fi pituus (figuratively: total extent) · am እርዝመት (distance along the longest dimension) · nl lengte (distance along the longest dimension) · arc אורכא (distance along the longest dimension) · la longitūdō (distance along the longest dimension) · nrf londgeu (distance along the longest dimension) · da længde (distance along the longest dimension) · nan-hbl 長度 /长度 (distance along the longest dimension) · ja 全長 (distance along the longest dimension) · mr लंबी (distance along the longest dimension) · fi mitta (part of something that is long; a physical piece of something) · id panjang (distance along the longest dimension) · dsb dłujkosć (distance along the longest dimension) · ur لمبائی (distance along the longest dimension) · tt озынлык (distance along the longest dimension) · ko 길이 (distance along the longest dimension) · ms panjang (distance along the longest dimension) · cmn 長 /长 (distance along the longest dimension) · de Länge (distance along the longest dimension) · id panjang kuda (length of a horse) · pa ਲਾਬ (distance along the longest dimension) · so dherer (distance along the longest dimension) · yue 長度 /长度 (distance along the longest dimension) · io longeso (distance along the longest dimension) · bn দৈর্ঘ্য (distance along the longest dimension) · bg дължина́ (distance along the longest dimension) · sco lenth (distance along the longest dimension) · ca longitud (distance along the longest dimension) · pl długość (figuratively: total extent) · am ርዝመት (distance along the longest dimension)