longueur

[ lawng-gur, long-; French lawn-gœr ]
/ lɔŋˈgɜr, lɒŋ-; French lɔ̃ˈgœr /

noun, plural lon·gueurs [lawng-gurz, long-; French lawn-gœr] /lɔŋˈgɜrz, lɒŋ-; French lɔ̃ˈgœr/.

a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like: The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable.

Origin of longueur

1815–25; < French: literally, length

British Dictionary definitions for longueur

longueur
/ (French lɔ̃ɡœr) /

noun

a period of boredom or dullness

Word Origin for longueur

literally: length