Definitions

length

[lengkth, length, lenth] / lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ /

NOUN

extent of object, distance, time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breadth diameter dimension duration height limit magnitude mileage period piece portion quantity radius range section segment space span stretch term width

STRONG

compass continuance elongation endlessness expanse expansion extensiveness interval lastingness lengthiness linearity loftiness longitude longness measure orbit panorama purview reach realm remoteness season spaciousness stride tallness unit year

WEAK

protractedness ranginess

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extreme unimportance whole

Example Sentences

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For example, Kalshi caught a video editor for the MrBeast YouTube channel placing prediction-market bets on video length.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Its inscrutability to ordinary people is part of what robs the document of whatever power it may have had at a third the length.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The tiny nudibranch measures less than three millimeters in length and was first spotted in 2019 by lead author Ho-Yeung Chan during a recreational dive.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

She said that length is the No. 1 factor when deciding to employ it, followed by genre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He stopped and turned around when he had gone less than the length of a minivan.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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