Definitions for talltɔl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
talltɔl(adj.)
having a relatively great height or stature.
having stature or height as specified:
a man six feet tall.
large in amount or degree:
a tall price.
exaggerated; improbable:
a tall tale.
high-flown; grandiloquent:
tall talk.
Obs. valiant.
(adv.)in a proud, erect manner:
to stand tall.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)a garment size for tall persons.
Category: Clothing
a garment in this size.
Origin of tall:
bef. 1000; ME: comely, proper, ready, OE getæl quick, ready
tall′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
tall(adj)
a garment size for a tall person
tall(adj)
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
"tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall(adj)
lofty in style
"he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
tall(a)(adj)
impressively difficult
"a tall order"
improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)(adj)
too improbable to admit of belief
"a tall story"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
tall(adjective)ɔl
of greater than average height
He's very tall.; a tall tree/building
tallɔl
used to give a measurement of height
a woman who is under four feet tall; The building is 40 stories tall.
tallɔl
sth that will be difficult to achieve
Finding a house under $300,000 around here is a tall order.
Wiktionary
tall(Adjective)
obsequious; obedient
tall(Adjective)
seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome
tall(Adjective)
bold; brave; courageous; valiant
tall(Adjective)
fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent; being of more than average height
tall(Adjective)
Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall
tall(Adjective)
Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high
tall(Adjective)
Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale
tall(Adjective)
A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces
Origin: From tall, talle, tal, from *, getæl, from talaz, from dol-. Cognate with tal, tel, gital, gizal, 033F033D03440330033B0343.
Webster Dictionary
Tall
high in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast
Tall
brave; bold; courageous
Tall
fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive
Translations for tall
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tall(adjective)
(of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal
a tall man/tree.
- lank, hoogAfrikaans
- عالٍ ، مُرْتَفِعArabic
- високBulgarian
- altoPortuguese (BR)
- vysokýCzech
- großGerman
- højDanish
- ψηλόςGreek
- altoSpanish
- pikk, kõrgeEstonian
- بلندFarsi
- pitkäFinnish
- haut, grandFrench
- גָבוֹהַHebrew
- लम्बाHindi
- visok, velikCroatian
- magasHungarian
- tinggiIndonesian
- hárIcelandic
- altoItalian
- (背が)高いJapanese
- 큰Korean
- aukštasLithuanian
- garš; slaidsLatvian
- tinggiMalay
- lang, hoogDutch
- høy, langNorwegian
- wysokiPolish
- altoPortuguese
- înaltRomanian
- высокийRussian
- vysokýSlovak
- visokSlovenian
- visokSerbian
- lång, högSwedish
- สูงมาก (ของคน, สัตว์, สิ่งของหรืออื่น ๆ )Thai
- uzun boylu, yüksekTurkish
- 高的Chinese (Trad.)
- високийUkrainian
- لمبا، دراز قامتUrdu
- caoVietnamese
- 高的Chinese (Simp.)
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