noun
Meaning 1
length, lengthiness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
longness
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UK: /ˈlɒŋ.nəs/
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rhymes with -ɒŋ.nəs
noun
Meaning 2
duration as an extension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: shortness
Broader terms: duration, length
Narrower terms: longevity, length of service
noun
Meaning 3
the property of being of long spatial extent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: shortness
Broader terms: length
Narrower terms: extension, lengthiness, prolongation, elongation
History
Etymology
From Middle English longnesse, from Old English langness (“longness, length”), equivalent to long + -ness.