full-length

American

[fool-lengkth, -length] / ˈfʊlˈlɛŋkθ, -ˈlɛŋθ /

adjective

of standard or customary length.

a full-length movie.
showing or accommodating the full length or height of the human body.

a full-length mirror.

full-length British

noun

extending to or showing the complete length

a full-length mirror
of the original length; not abridged

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of full-length

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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A new full-length trailer has been released for The Odyssey, the first film from director Christopher Nolan since the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Fur "was stigmatized for so long," Jacobs told AFP, posing before a full-length mirror and assessing a potential crop.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Furthermore, “Future Present Past” is Irreversible Entanglements’ second full-length album to be released on Impulse!

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

While Bad Bunny sings in Spanish, BTS has put its Korean identity front and center with their fifth full-length album “Arirang,” which dropped March 20.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Wearing a dark uniform and a full-length rain cape, he stood for a few moments gripping the hand of FISA’s Italian Swiss president, Rico Fioroni, as the two smiled and carried on an animated conversation.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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