oblong C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɑblɔŋ/ UK /ˈɒblɒŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #49763 Meanings 1 adj longer in one direction than across She placed the letters in an oblong box. 2 noun an elongated rectangle or rounded shape The garden was laid out as a narrow oblong. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · longer in one direction... elongatedrectangularoval 2 noun · an elongated rectangle or... rectangleoval More longish ↔ Opposites roundsquare Word family Derived forms oblongsoblongishoblonglyoblongness Related forms rectangleprolate Etymology AI details From Middle English oblong, borrowed from Latin oblongus ("rather long, elongated"), from ob- + longus ("long"). oblong Middle English oblongus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oblong **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑblɔŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒblɒŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 49763 ## Meanings 1. longer in one direction than across 2. an elongated rectangle or rounded shape ## Examples - She placed the letters in an oblong box. - The garden was laid out as a narrow oblong. ## Synonyms - elongated - rectangular - oval - longish ## Antonyms - round - square ## Derived Forms - oblongs - oblongish - oblongly - oblongness ## Related Forms - rectangle - prolate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: oblong - Root: oblongus ## Etymology From Middle English oblong, borrowed from Latin oblongus ("rather long, elongated"), from ob- + longus ("long"). ## AI Etymology Oblong comes from Middle English oblong, borrowed from Latin oblongus, meaning rather long or elongated, from ob- plus longus, long. In modern English it describes a shape longer in one direction than across, often rectangular or rounded. As a noun it can name such a shape. The etymology is almost diagrammatic: the Latin base already points to length, and English preserves that visual geometry in both adjective and noun uses. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown