Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lengther

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: length-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something of the specified length.

Example Sentences

"This year, the London terpsters are offering only two of their famous full-lengthers, Swan Lake and Sleeping Princess, altho their own two-act version of Giselle will get a preem unveiling here."
"A mix of Fenwick, G. Loomis, and Deerfield rods, there are almost as many even-lengthers (7's, 8's, etc.) designed for the same lines."
"The editor called the new "novels" book-lengthers without the trivialities and slow development of the usual novel. "They have all the plot complications, meat and excitement that readers demand," he stated."

Etymology

length + -er

Word Breakdown

Suffix: length

Inflected Forms

lengthers (plural)

Questions

What does lengther mean?: Something of the specified length.
Where does lengther come from?: length + -er

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