1
: showing or adapted to the entire length especially of the human figure
a full-length mirror
a full-length dress
2
: having a length as great as that which is normal or standard for one of its kind
a full-length play
3
: reaching to the end of the legs or arms
a full-length dress/skirt
a dress with full-length sleeves

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Before this project, Saint Levant released his debut full-length album, Deira, in 2024, following the success of his 2023 EP From Gaza with Love. Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025 Bruno Mars’s Doo-Wops & Hooligans on the Billboard 200 Mars’s debut full-length, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, is easily his longest-charting success story. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Adding full-length glass, air conditioning, diesel heating and basic LED lighting can easily push the price over $500,000. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025 Out stepped the Queen of Soul in a full-length mink coat. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full-length

Word History

First Known Use

1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of full-length was in 1732

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“Full-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-length. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

full-length

adjective
-ˈleŋ(k)th
1
: made to fit the full length of the human figure
a full-length dress
2
: having a length that is normal for one of its kind
a full-length play
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