Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whole-length

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: whole-length
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Depicting the whole figure.

noun

A portrait or statue depicting the whole figure.

Example Sentences

"A whole-length Picture of a Woman, by Van Dyck"
"In the Great Gallery is a moſt admirable Ritratto of Cardinal Spada, a whole-length Figure, ſitting; by Guido."
"[A]s Lady D. was not there, Charlotte had leisure to look about, & to be told by Mʳˢ P. that the whole-length Portrait of a stately Gentleman, which placed over the Mantlepeice,^([sic]) caught the eye immediately, was the picture of Sir H. Denham—[…]"

Inflected Forms

whole-lengths (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

half-length

Questions

What does whole-length mean?: Depicting the whole figure.

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