long
verbs
adjectives
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
"a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
is similar to
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
"a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
is similar to
existing for a long time
"hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
is similar to
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
"endless debates"; "an endless conversation"; "the wait seemed eternal"; "eternal quarreling"; "an interminable sermon"
is similar to
continuing through life
"a lifelong friend"; "from lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art"
is similar to
of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption
is similar to
(of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual
"long-life milk"
is similar to
relating to or extending over a relatively long time
"the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment"
is similar to
having existed for a long time
"a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict"
is similar to
lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
"a nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight trip"
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lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
"perennial happiness"
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
"a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"
is similar to
having notably more length than width; being long and slender
"an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
is similar to
drawn out or made longer spatially
"Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
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deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
is similar to
(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
"sesquipedalian technical terms"
is an attribute of
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
of relatively great height
"a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
is derived from
is similar to
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
"tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
"is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
antonym
domain category
the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
"the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
antonym
domain category
the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
involving substantial risk
"long odds"
planning prudently for the future
"large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
adverbs
for an extended time or at a distant time
"a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
for an extended distance
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