Definition of Longueur

1. Noun. A period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art).

Category relationships: Art, Artistic Creation, Artistic Production, Literature
Generic synonyms: Continuance, Duration

Definition of Longueur

1. Noun. A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Longueur

1. a dull and tedious section [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longueur

longstops
longsuffering
longsword
longswords
longtail
longtail boat
longtail boats
longtail weasel
longtailed
longtails
longterm
longtime
longtime(a)
longtimer
longtimers
longueur (current term)
longueurs
longulite
longulites
longus capitis
longus colli muscle
longwall
longwalls
longward
longwave
longways
longways dance
longwinded
longwindedly
longwindedness

Literary usage of Longueur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1896)
"Il est clair qu-on ne peut espérer assurer la continuité absolue des unités de temps et de longueur alors qu-elles ".sont empruntées, pour une certaine part ..."

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