length
length Lexical Profile
length Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body.
"The carpenter carefully measured the length of the wooden plank before sawing it."
The amount of time occupied by something, or the extent of a piece of writing or speech.
"The professor noted that the length of the final essay should not exceed ten pages."
The degree or extreme to which an action or policy is carried out (usually used in the plural).
"The archival team went to great lengths to preserve the fragile historical manuscripts."
A piece or section of a long, narrow material such as cloth, rope, or pipe.
"She bought a two-meter length of silk ribbon to trim the edge of the hat."
• Rhymes for length
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'lengðu', derived from the Proto-Germanic '*langiþō', which combines the root of 'long' with the abstract noun suffix '-th'.