longueur

[ lawng-gur, long-; French lawn-gœr ]

noun

, plural lon·gueurs [lawng-, gurz, long-, law, n, -, gœr].

1. a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like:

   The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable.

longueur

/ lɔ̃ɡœr /

noun

1. a period of boredom or dullness

Word History and Origins

Origin of longueur¹

1815–25; < French: literally, length

Word History and Origins

Origin of longueur¹

literally: length

Example Sentences

Still, despite its lapses and longueurs, “Love’s Labor’s Lost” remains in this version a fascinating and feelingful taste of Shakespeare to come.

From New York Times

Sometimes that doesn’t matter so much: There is a patient Bruckner Ninth that satisfies despite its longueurs with the Gothenburg Symphony, which hosted Dudamel for an apprenticeship as its principal conductor from 2007 to 2012.

From New York Times

And pulled it off more smoothly, without the staging longueurs occasioned by the rough text and the stop-and-go direction?

From New York Times

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

The rhythms in “Dos Estaciones” are somewhat slower than those in contemporary industrial cinema, but the movie never drags, and González doesn’t indulge in excessive longueurs or pointless ambiguities.

From New York Times