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lengthiness

/lˈɛŋθinəs/ noun

The property of being lengthy, longness.

Word Origin Lengthiness is built from length + y + ness, all from the Old English root for 'long'. The word lengthy itself is a relatively modern formation, adding -y to length to mean 'having great length'. The same root gives us prolong (to make longer), longevity (long life), and longitude (lengthwise measurement of the earth).

noun The property of being lengthy, longness. countable

The lengthiness of the legal document made it difficult to understand.

(名词) 冗长；漫长；冗赘

法律文件的冗长性使其难以理解。

(sustantivo) extensión; largura; prolijidad; amplitud [La propiedad de ser extenso, lo prolongado.]

La extensión del documento legal dificultaba su comprensión.

(nom) longueur; verbosité; prolixité [Caractère de ce qui est long ou prolongé dans le temps ou dans l'espace.]

La lengthiness du document juridique le rendait difficile à comprendre.

(Substantiv) Länge; Weitläufigkeit; Ausführlichkeit [**Lengthiness** *Substantiv, feminin* – die Eigenschaft, sehr lang oder ausführlich zu sein; übermäßige Länge, besonders in Texten oder Reden.]

Die **lengthiness** des juristischen Dokuments machte es schwer verständlich.

(名詞) 長いこと、長さ、冗長さ。

その legal document の長さのせいで、内容の理解が困難だった。

(substantivo) extensão; prolixidade; longura [A propriedade de ser longo, extensão.]

A **lengthiness** do documento jurídico tornou-o difícil de entender.

Synonyms: length longness elongation extensiveness protraction prolongation Antonyms: shortness brevity briefness conciseness
Word parts: length + y + ness

Related words

lengthy length lengthen longing

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