LENGTHINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The consequence of being lengthened in duration

Synonyms:

continuation; lengthiness; prolongation; protraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lengthiness" is a kind of...):

duration; length (continuance in time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lengthiness"):

fermata ((music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest)

Derivation:

lengthy (relatively long in duration; tediously protracted)

Meaning:

Amount or degree or range to which something extends

Example:

the wire has an extension of 50 feet

Synonyms:

extension; lengthiness; prolongation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("lengthiness" is a kind of...):

longness (the property of being of long spatial extent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lengthiness"):

coextension (equality of extension or duration)