lengthiness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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 brevityconcisenessterseness Word family Related forms lengthylengthlong Etymology AI details From lengthy (length + -y) + the noun-forming suffix -ness. Length descends from Old English lengþu, from lang ('long'). lengþu Old English lang Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown