Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

length

/lɛŋ(k)θ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
length
IPA
/lɛŋ(k)θ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Duration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Distance between the two ends of a line segment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Total extent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A penis.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþ, lengþu, from Proto-West Germanic *langiþu, from Proto-Germanic *langiþō, equivalent to long + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots lenth, lainth (“length”), Saterland Frisian Loangte (“length”), West Frisian lingte, langte (“length”), Dutch lengte (“length”), German Low German Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt (“length”), Danish længde (“length”), Swedish längd (“length”), Icelandic lengd (“length”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lɛŋ(k)θ/
  • British English: /lɛŋ(k)θ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lengths (plural) lengths (present, singular) lengthing (participle, present) lengthed (participle, past) lengthed (past)

Derived Forms

arclength armlength bitlength boatlength boatslength brength chunklength codelength daylength dragonlength lengthen lengthful

Phrases

acre's length after-length after length arc length arm's length arm's length price arm's length principle at arm's length

Synonyms

distance length lengthiness longitude longness duration

Antonyms

width

Rhymes With

strength wrength tenth nth

Questions

How do you pronounce length?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɛŋ(k)θ/.
What does length mean?
The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
Where does length come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce length

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