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lengthiness

1 of 1noun
/ˈlɛŋθinəs/
1

the quality or state of being excessively long or extended in duration

  • Reading through all the legal jargon, the lengthiness of the contract made it tedious.
  • Exhausting and lasting well into the evening, the lengthiness of the meeting wore everyone down.
  • Some readers were deterred from starting the book due to its lengthiness.
  • A testament to its popularity was the lengthiness of the line at the amusement park.
  • Starting to take its toll on her was the lengthiness of the commute to work every day.
Synonyms:
prolongationextension
2

the consequence of being lengthened in duration

Synonyms:
prolongationcontinuationprotraction