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 green silk brocade dress featured a delicate pearl shoulder strap detail, a cap sleeve on one arm, a low-cut neckline and a floor-length design that concealed her shoes. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025 The supermodel wore a dark velvet floor-length coat. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 Sydney Sweeney Sydney Sweeney stunned at Variety’s 2025 Power of Women event in Los Angeles, wearing a sheer, silver, floor-length gown and choosing to go braless underneath — leaving little to the imagination. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025 Prep it up with an argyle sweater and a cropped coat; channel your inner bohemian with a lace camisole and a floor-length duster; be a corporate baddie with a satin button-down and slingbacks. Jasmine Fox-Suliaman, Glamour, 31 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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