tall

[ tawl ]

/ tɔl /

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adjective, tall·er, tall·est.

having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass.

having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall.

large in amount or degree; considerable: a tall price; Swinging that deal is a tall order.

extravagant; difficult to believe: a tall tale.

high-flown; grandiloquent: He engages in so much tall talk, one never really knows what he's saying.

having more than usual length; long and relatively narrow: He carried a tall walking stick.

Archaic. valiant.

Obsolete.

seemly; proper.
fine; handsome.

adverb

in a proud, confident, or erect manner: to stand tall; to walk tall.

Origin of tall

before 1000; Middle English: big, bold, comely, proper, ready, Old English getæl (plural getale) quick, ready, competent; cognate with Old High German gizal quick

SYNONYMS FOR tall

2 See high.

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ANTONYMS FOR tall

1 short.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tall

tall·ness, noun

Words nearby tall

talking picture, talking point, talking shop, talking-to, talky, tall, tall blacks, tall buttercup, tall drink, tall meadow rue, tall oil

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British Dictionary definitions for taller

tall

/ (tɔːl) /

adjective

of more than average height

(postpositive) having a specified heighta woman five feet tall
(in combination)a twenty-foot-tall partition

informal exaggerated or incredible a tall story

informal difficult to accomplish a tall order

an archaic word for excellent

Derived forms of tall

tallness, noun

Word Origin for tall

C14 (in the sense: big, comely, valiant); related to Old English getæl prompt, Old High German gizal quick, Gothic untals foolish

Idioms and Phrases with taller

tall

In addition to the idioms beginning with tall

tall order
tall tale

also see:

walk tall

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tall

adjective, tall·er, tall·est.

adverb

Origin of tall

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British Dictionary definitions for taller

adjective

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tall

adjective, tall·er, tall·est.

adverb

Origin of tall

SYNONYMS FOR tall

ANTONYMS FOR tall

OTHER WORDS FROM tall

Words nearby tall

Words related to taller

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