floor-length

adjective

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

Examples of floor-length in a Sentence

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Goodwin, 47, wore an off-the-shoulder cream floor-length dress with sparkly embellishments in a flower design. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 There are ski helmets and Stetsons, colorful Gortex bibs and brown cowhide chaps, floor-length fur coats and hip-length puffer jackets — and of course, ski boots and cowboy boots. Cari Shane, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 This all complemented a long sleeve turtleneck top and floor-length skirt with a thigh-slit. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025 Oprah Winfrey went sleek in her leather top and trousers—Sarah Paulson and Naomi Watts (two All’s Fair co-stars) went classic and glamorous in their floor-length dresses. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floor-length

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Nov. 2025.

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