floor-length

adjective

ˈflȯr-ˌleŋ(k)th How to pronounce floor-length (audio)
-ˌlen(t)th
: reaching to the floor
a floor-length gown

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Elegantly draped, the floor-length silk gown featured a halter neck silhouette that was embellished with strands of pearls across the front and additional strands across her lower back. Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 Claire Danes sported a sleeveless, floor-length black gown with a column silhouette that had a white collar embellished with crystals. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026 The long, floor-length gown left the professional dancer in need of a height boost, which is where the high platform heels came into play. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026 Kate, meanwhile, opted for a floor-length, two-tone mauve gown that ruched at the waist above a velvet ribbon. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for floor-length

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of floor-length was in 1939

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“Floor-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor-length. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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