longer
adjectiveadverbnountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈlɒŋ.ɡə//
- United Kingdom//ˈlɒŋ.ə//
- United States//ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ//
- United States//ˈlɔŋ.ɚ//
- //ˈlæŋ.ɡæ//
- //ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ//
One who longs or yearns for something.
adjective
- 1
Also a form of longcomparative form of long: more long
Etymology
From Middle English longer, longere, normalisation of Middle English lenger, lengere (“longer”), from Old English lengra (“longer”), from Proto-Germanic *langizô (“longer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), equivalent to long + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laanger (“longer”), West Frisian langer (“longer”), Dutch langer (“longer”), German länger (“longer”), Danish længere (“longer”), Swedish längre (“longer”), Icelandic lengri (“longer”).
adverb
- 1
Also a form of longcomparative form of long: more long
noun
- 1
One who longs or yearns for something.
The slayer also lay, The terrible earth-drake deprived of life, Oppressed by bale: the ring-hoard longer The twisted worm, might not control.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English longer From long (“yearn”) + -er.
Forms
- plural
- longers
longer · One who longs or yearns for something.
longest · Something that is longer than all others in its class.Longest · A surname.longing · An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather…