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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In this recent interview, edited for length and clarity, Housel shares his views on saving and investing, the rules people should follow before spending, and the most common spending traps.

From MarketWatch

It’s not homelessness, a lack of housing or the state’s increasing unaffordability, all of which have been documented at length.

From Los Angeles Times

Bright flashes of reconnection appeared along its length in extraordinary detail as the main flare erupted around 23:47 UT.

From Science Daily

Five years is quite an arbitrary length of time.

From MarketWatch

All singing from the same sheet over Greenland for any length of time, is going to be tough.

From BBC

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