longness

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longness

/ˈlɒŋ.nəs/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒŋ.nəs

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

noun longnesses

countable, rare, uncountable length, lengthiness
Similar: abidingness, protractedness

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@misc{longness_2026,
  title = {longness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}