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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Oh What a Beautiful World competing with newcomer Zach Top’s second full-length set Ain’t In It for My Health. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025 With the country music landscape now punctuated by a generation of young songwriters laying bare personal trauma and intense heartache, Whitcomb wanted his first full-length to capture his life so far, darkness be damned. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025 Pratt said the movie, which is set in the near future, was shot like a stage play with 60-minute full-length takes. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 The singers behind Huntrix, the group at the center of Netflix‘s blockbuster movie, performed their first full-length live rendition of the chart-topping single on Jimmy Fallon‘s late night show and then took the couch to be interviewed by the host. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 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 16 Oct. 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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