LENGTHINESS

lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction

(noun) the consequence of being lengthened in duration

extension, lengthiness, prolongation

(noun) amount or degree or range to which something extends; “the wire has an extension of 50 feet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lengthiness (countable and uncountable, plural lengthinesses)

The property of being lengthy, longness.

Synonyms

• durativeness, protractedness; see also lastingness

Source: Wiktionary


Length"i*ness, n.

Definition: The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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