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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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Ms. Gionfriddo writes tartly funny dialogue that stings and surprises, with tangy quips and savage retorts whizzing through the air, giving a buoyancy even to scenes that occasionally stretch past their necessary length.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Researchers believe the exaggerated length of the male palps may serve a crucial survival function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Given the typical length of an oil tanker trip, it took until the end of the month before the lack of supplies from the Persian Gulf actually was being felt.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Under jockey Jamie Hamilton, Crokes Cross beat better-fancied Changemyluck - who was priced at 5-2 - by a length and a quarter to give Coltherd his first success since March 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That wasn't for lack of trying; two days earlier he had walked the entire length of Main Street looking for the corner of "Main and Not Main."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville