longer

Adj

comparative form of long: more long

Adv

comparative form of long: more long

Noun

One who longs or yearns for something.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: longer

Inherited from Middle English: lenger

Inherited from Old English: lengra

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: laanger

Cognate with Western Frisian: langer

Cognate with Dutch: langer

Cognate with German: länger

Cognate with Danish: længere

Cognate with Swedish: längre

Cognate with Icelandic: lengri

In summary

From Middle English longer, longere, normalisation of Middle English lenger, lengere (“longer”), from Old English lengra (“longer”), from Proto-Germanic *langizô (“longer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), equivalent to long + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laanger (“longer”), West Frisian langer (“longer”), Dutch langer (“longer”), German länger (“longer”), Danish længere (“longer”), Swedish längre (“longer”), Icelandic lengri (“longer”).

Synonyms

thirster

yearner

further

any more

even more

longtime

only

some more

still

the longest

again

🔁

very long

any longer

anymore

Translations

länger

μακρύτερα

μακρότερος

por mais tempo

mais longo

más tiempo

diutius

أطول

weiter

plus long

mehr

μακρότατος

langer

μακρύτερος

περισσότερα

Sentences

It no longer matters .

The list of shortcomings grows longer and longer .

And the murmur lasted longer than a simple vow would have .

A model with five tons of payload was no longer offered .

Less often , longer works are referred to as novellas .

The old warehouse is no longer storing any noxious chemicals .