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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The actress wore a floor-length suede sleeveless column gown by Italian designer Tod, which featured deep cutouts on either side, which give a glimpse of her toned abs and back muscles, as well as a little bit of side-boob when looked at from the side. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 The following year, the Wolf of Wall Street star leaned into understated elegance in a custom Calvin Klein floor-length number with waist cutouts. Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 On the piano hung the white floor-length puffer jacket the singer wore to the Met Gala. Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026 The Grammy-winning R&B singer, 39, glowed in an all-white ERL suit, which combined a puffy, floor-length jacket with a retro-style shirt and enlarged bow tie. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 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 10 May. 2026.

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