Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longer

/ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.16 in modern English

Syllables: longer
IPA: /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of long: more long

adv

comparative form of long: more long

noun

One who longs or yearns for something.

Example Sentences

"The slayer also lay, The terrible earth-drake deprived of life, Oppressed by bale: the ring-hoard longer The twisted worm, might not control."

Etymology

From Middle English longer, longere, normalisation of Middle English lenger, lengere (“longer”), from Old English lengra (“longer”), from Proto-Germanic *langizô (“longer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), equivalent to long + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laanger (“longer”), West Frisian langer (“longer”), Dutch langer (“longer”), German länger (“longer”), Danish længere (“longer”), Swedish längre (“longer”), Icelandic lengri (“longer”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: longer, lenger, lengra, *langizô, *langaz
Suffix: long

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/
British English: /ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/

Inflected Forms

longers (plural)

Phrases

any longer no longer

Synonyms

thirster yearner

Rhymes With

stronger conger wronger songer

Questions

How do you pronounce longer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/.
What does longer mean?: comparative form of long: more long
Where does longer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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