tallness

tallness
tall ► ADJECTIVE 1) of great or more than average height. 2) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom. 3) fanciful and difficult to believe; unlikely: a tall story.
● a tall order — Cf. ↑a tall order
DERIVATIVES tallish adjective tallness noun.
ORIGIN probably from Old English, «swift, prompt».

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Synonyms:
(of stature)


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tallness — Tall ness, n. The quality or state of being tall; height of stature. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tallness — index elevation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tallness — noun see tall …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tallness — See tallish. * * * …   Universalium

  • tallness — noun The quality of characteristic of being tall …   Wiktionary

  • tallness — tall·ness || tɔːlnɪs n. quality of being tall, greatness of stature …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tallness — n. Height (of stature) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • tallness — tall·ness …   English syllables

  • tallness — See: tall …   English dictionary

  • tallness —   Ki eki e …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

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