longness

L1O1N1G2N1E1S1S1
UK/ˈlɒŋ.nəs/

noun

length, lengthiness

Similar
abidingnessprotractedness
Opposite
shortness
OriginMiddle English longnesse ← Old English langness →
Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounlongness (countable and uncountable, plural longnesses)

plural longnesses

  1. countablerareuncountablelength, lengthiness

    Synonyms: abidingness, protractedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlength, lengthiness

Similar
abidingnessprotractedness

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe property of being of long spatial extent

Opposite
shortness
Broader
length

nounduration as an extension

Opposite
shortness
Broader
durationlength
Also see
lastingnesslength

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlangness“longness, length”
  2. Middle Englishlongnesse
  3. Englishlongness

From Middle English longnesse, from Old English langness (“longness, length”), equivalent to long + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with longness

wrongness
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Cite this entry
APA

longness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longness

MLA

“longness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longness.

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