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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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In the photos, Brooke posed alongside her family and friends in a gray cardigan and a floor-length, red-and-white plaid skirt, exposing her growing baby bump. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 This season’s runways showed that knee- and floor-length outerwear simply makes more of a statement than their shorter counterparts. Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025 Dakota Johnson chose a satin version at the Zurich Film Festival, while Kaia Gerber brought theatrical drama to the Vanity Fair Oscar party with her sheer, floor-length cape. Minty Mellon, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025 For the special occasion, Princess Charlene continued her patriotic color palette motif with a shimmering white Armani Privé floor-length dress with long sleeves and a rounded neckline. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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