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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The floor-length dress featured a cross-stitched halterneck, a netted bodice and a floor-length lace skirt with holes up and down her legs. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 At the Cannes Film Festival, Demi Moore attended the La Bola Negra screening in a floor-length sapphire blue gown with an oversized bow detail and short train by Self-Portrait. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 The pair also switched gears the next day, with Palvin wearing a crisp white blouse tucked into a dramatic black floor-length skirt with an extended train while Sprouse walked the carpet beside her in another sleek tux. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 The lobby’s elevator doors opened and a woman with a giant white saucer on her head and a matching floor-length coat, embellished with red splotches that evoked stab wounds, slowly exited. Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 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 30 May. 2026.

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