Definition of LONGNESS

longness

Plural: longnesses

Noun

  • The state or quality of being extended in space or time.
  • the property of being of long spatial extent
    • "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness"
  • duration as an extension
  • length, lengthiness

Examples

  • The incredible LONGNESS of his Scrabble word used all his tiles for a triple word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English langnesse, from Old English langness (“longness, length”), equivalent to long + -ness.

Antonyms

shortness

Scrabble Score: 9

longness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
longness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
longness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

longness: valid Words With Friends Word