noun
- plural of longsomeness; the quality or state of being longsome (tediously long or drawn out)
Usage: rare; archaic or dialectal; formed from longsome (adjective) + -ness (noun suffix) + plural -es
Examples
- The longsomenesses of the old speeches made the audience restless.
- She complained about the longsomenesses of the winter evenings.
- The longsomenesses of bureaucratic procedures frustrated many applicants.