longueur
noun
a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like.
longueurs
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pluralof longueur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is a film packed with conversation yet light on longueurs, for the director and his cast invest the dense historical speech with an alertness befitting a besieged community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The well-filled programs, though lengthy, suffered from no longueurs, so choosing highlights is difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
When the movie premiered at the Venice and Telluride film festivals this fall, it drew the full gamut of reactions, some of which sniped at its longueurs, its indulgences and its three-hour-plus running time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Still, the longueurs are worth it, forcing the audience into a useful position of slight non-fluency.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
To keep themselves warm during the inevitable longueurs, visitors sing songs of peace and harmony in several languages.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
