tallness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English tall Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tallness From tall + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality or characteristic of being tall.
The long, skimpy soutane accentuated the tallness of his stature; […] and the straight, black bar of his joined eyebrows[…] suggested something unlawful behind his priesthood, the idea of a chaplain of bandits.
1904 January 29 – October 7, Joseph Conrad, Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, London; New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], published 1904, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tallnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
pt altura (quality of being tall) · de Körpergröße (quality of being tall) · es estatura (quality of being tall) · la prōcēritās (quality of being tall) · ru ро́слость (quality of being tall) · ru высота́ (quality of being tall) · de Größe (quality of being tall) · la celsitudo (quality of being tall) · ru высо́тность (quality of being tall) · de Höhe (quality of being tall) · ru высокоро́слость (quality of being tall) · es altura (quality of being tall)