Lengthy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛŋθi/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛŋθi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛŋθi/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɛŋθi/.

Examples

a drawn-out argument
an extended discussion
a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extended prolonged drawn-out protracted

Parts of Speech

adjective

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

“a drawn-out argument”

Word Forms

length	noun	continuance in time
lengthiness	noun	the consequence of being lengthened in duration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

langwierig

relativ lange Dauer; ermüdend langwierig

🇫🇷French

longue

durée relativement longue; fastidieusement prolongé

🇪🇸Spanish

largo

duración relativamente larga; tediosamente prolongado

🇮🇹Italian

lungo

durata relativamente lunga; noiosamente protratto

🇳🇱Dutch

lang

relatief lang van duur; vervelend langdradig

🇵🇹Portuguese

demorado

duração relativamente longa; tediosamente prolongado

🇷🇺Russian

длинный

относительно длительный по продолжительности; утомительно затянувшийся

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लंबा

अवधि में अपेक्षाकृत लंबी; कठिनता से लम्बा खींचा गया

🇧🇩Bengali

দীর্ঘ

সময়কাল অপেক্ষাকৃত দীর্ঘ; ক্লান্তিকরভাবে দীর্ঘায়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

நீளமானது

ஒப்பீட்டளவில் நீண்ட காலம்; அலுப்புடன் நீடித்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

సుదీర్ఘమైన

సాపేక్షంగా ఎక్కువ కాలం; దుర్భరంగా పొడిగించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

लांब

कालावधी तुलनेने लांब; कंटाळवाणेपणे प्रदीर्घ

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાંબી

સમયગાળામાં પ્રમાણમાં લાંબી; કંટાળાજનક રીતે લાંબી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ದವಾದ

ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ದೀರ್ಘಾವಧಿ; ಬೇಸರದಿಂದ ಸುದೀರ್ಘವಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീളമുള്ള

താരതമ്യേന നീണ്ട ദൈർഘ്യം; വിരസമായി നീണ്ടുകിടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਮਾ

ਮਿਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਲੰਬੇ; ਥਕਾਵਟ ਨਾਲ ਲੰਮਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لمبا

مدت میں نسبتا طویل؛ تھکاوٹ سے لمبا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冗长

持续时间相对较长；冗长乏味

🇯🇵Japanese

長い

期間が比較的長い。退屈に長引いた

🇰🇷Korean

긴

지속시간이 상대적으로 길다. 지루할 정도로 길어졌다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dài dòng

thời gian tương đối dài; kéo dài một cách tẻ nhạt

🇹🇭Thai

ยาว

มีระยะเวลาค่อนข้างนาน ยืดเยื้ออย่างน่าเบื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

panjang

durasinya relatif lama; berlarut-larut dan membosankan

🇵🇭Filipino

mahaba

medyo mahaba sa tagal; nakakapagod na pinahaba

🇲🇾Malay

panjang lebar

tempoh yang agak lama; membosankan berlarutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طويلة

طويلة نسبيا في المدة؛ طال أمدها بشكل مضجر

🇮🇷Persian

طولانی

مدت زمان نسبتا طولانی؛ خسته کننده طولانی شد

🇹🇷Turkish

uzun

süresi nispeten uzun; sıkıcı bir şekilde uzatılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָרוֹך

משך זמן ארוך יחסית; ממושך בצורה מייגעת

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The primary meaning of 'lengthy' is 'relatively long in duration; tediously protracted'.

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Using 'lengthy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lengthy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lengthy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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