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Vinony

tallness

noun

  1. having a height measurement (possibly a relatively large one)
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English tall Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tallness From tall + -ness.

  1. The quality or characteristic of being tall.

    “The long, skimpy soutane accentuated the tallness of his stature; […] and the straight, black bar of his joined eyebrows[…] suggested something unlawful behind his priesthood, the idea of a chaplain of bandits.”