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oblongness

oblongness

9.5
How much longer something is than it is wide, like a stretched rectangle
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːblɒŋnəs/
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  • The oblongness of the table made it perfect for the dining room.

Examples

  • The oblongness of the room made it ideal for hosting banquets.

  • Some fruits have a distinctive oblongness compared to the more common round varieties.

  • Artists often use the oblongness of canvases to create particular visual effects.

  • Can you describe the oblongness of the object?

  • Some fruits have a distinctive oblongness compared to the more common round varieties.

  • The oblongness of the room made it ideal for hosting banquets.

  • Artists often use the oblongness of canvases to create particular visual effects.

Synonyms

rectangularity
vsoblongness
6.8

Having a flat shape with four straight sides and four right corners

describes a stretched four-sided form with unequal adjacent sides rather than exact right angles

Antonyms

roundness
4 2.6

A shape with smooth curves and no sharp angles

squareness
1 3.9

How much something has four equal sides and four right corners

How Elongated

elongation
3 6.7
oblongness
9.5
squareness
1 3.9

Surface Forms

oblongness singular
oblongnesses plural

Morphology

oblongness = oblong (transparent) = oblong + ness

The noun is a regular abstract noun formed from the adjective 'oblong' using the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Oblongness comes from the word oblong, which goes back to Latin parts ob- and longus, with longus meaning 'long' and the old Latin word meaning 'somewhat long', like the English word long. So oblongness describes being 'longish', that is, longer in one direction than the other.