lengthiness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈlɛŋθinəs/ UK /ˈlɛŋθinəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being unduly long or protracted

Reviewers complained about the lengthiness of the report.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being unduly... wordinessverbosityprolixitylong-windednessprotraction

Opposites

brevity conciseness terseness

Word family

Related forms lengthy length long

Etymology

From lengthy (length + -y) + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Length descends from Old English lengþu, from lang ('long').

lengþu Old English lang Old English

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# lengthiness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɛŋθinəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɛŋθinəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being unduly long or protracted

## Examples
- Reviewers complained about the lengthiness of the report.

## Synonyms
- wordiness
- verbosity
- prolixity
- long-windedness
- protraction

## Antonyms
- brevity
- conciseness
- terseness

## Related Forms
- lengthy
- length
- long

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lengþu
- Root: lang

## Etymology
From lengthy (length + -y) + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Length descends from Old English lengþu, from lang ('long').

## AI Etymology
Lengthiness comes from lengthy (length + -y) + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Length descends from Old English lengþu, from lang ('long'). The etymological trail includes Old English lengþu and Old English lang. As a noun, lengthiness means the quality of being unduly long or protracted. The same family is visible in related forms such as lengthy, length, and long. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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