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longer^¹

/ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/ UK
/ˈlæŋ.ɡæ/ Northumbria
/ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/ US
/ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/ cot caught merger
[ˈlɑŋ.əɾ]

Rhymes with -ɒŋɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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”).

adjective

comparative comparative form of long: more long

adverb

comparative comparative form of long: more long

longer^²

/ˈlɒŋ.ə/ UK
/ˈlɔŋ.ɚ/ US
/ˈlɑŋ.ɚ/ cot caught merger
[ˈlɑŋ.əɾ]

Rhymes with -ɒŋə(ɹ)

noun longers

One who longs or yearns for something. The slayer also lay, The terrible earth-drake deprived of life, Oppressed by bale: the ring-hoard longer The twisted worm, might not control.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: exceeding, excess, best, well, much, better, lengthy, harder, very, most, long-term, more, continue, extended, ever, yet

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@misc{longer_2026,
  title = {longer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}