longsomeness

English

Etymology

From Middle English *langsumnesse, from Old English langsumnes (“length; patience, long-suffering”), equivalent to longsome +‎ -ness.

Noun

longsomeness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being longsome; lengthiness.

Synonyms

• enduringness, protractedness; see also Thesaurus:lastingness

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for longsomeness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)