English Explanatory Dictionary

longer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of long: more long
adv
  1. comparative form of long: more long
noun
  1. One who longs or yearns for something.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈlæŋ.ɡæ/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/ en-us-longer.ogg [ˈlɑŋ.əɾ] /ˈlɒŋ.ə/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɚ/ /ˈlɑŋ.ɚ/

Word forms

longer longers

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

any longer no longer
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