What does TALL mean?

Definitions for TALL
tɔltall

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word TALL.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. talladjective

    a garment size for a tall person

  2. talladjective

    great in vertical dimension; high in stature

    "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"

  3. grandiloquent, magniloquent, talladjective

    lofty in style

    "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"

  4. tall(a)adjective

    impressively difficult

    "a tall order"

  5. improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)adjective

    too improbable to admit of belief

    "a tall story"

Wiktionary

  1. talladjective

    obsequious; obedient

  2. talladjective

    seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome

  3. talladjective

    bold; brave; courageous; valiant

  4. talladjective

    fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent; being of more than average height

  5. talladjective

    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

  6. talladjective

    Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high

  7. talladjective

    Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale

  8. talladjective

    A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces

  9. Etymology: From tall, talle, tal, from *, getæl, from talaz, from dol-. Cognate with tal, tel, gital, gizal, 033F033D03440330033B0343.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Talladjective

    Etymology: tâl, Welsh.

    Bring word, how tall she is. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

    Two of nobler shape,
    Erect and tall. John Milton.

    Winds rush’d abroad
    From the four hinges of the world, and fell
    On the vext wilderness, whose tallest pines,
    Though rooted deep as high, and sturdiest oaks
    Bow’d their stiff necks. John Milton, Par. Reg. b. iv.

    May they encrease as fast, and spread their boughs,
    As the high fame of their great owner grows:
    May he live long enough to see them all
    Dark shadows cast, and as his palace tall!
    Methinks I see the love that shall be made,
    The lovers walking in that am’rous shade. Edmund Waller.

    I’ll swear thou art a tall fellow of thy hands, and that thou wilt not be drunk; but I know thou art no tall fellow of thy hands, and that thou wilt be drunk; but I would thou wouldst be a tall fellow of thy hands. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

ChatGPT

  1. tall

    Tall generally refers to a considerably greater height or length than the average or typical. In relation to people, it often means having a height above the average for their gender, age, or group. It can also be used to describe objects, buildings, or structures that extend a significant distance upwards from the ground.

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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

  2. Tall

    brave; bold; courageous

  3. Tall

    fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tall

    tawl, adj. high, esp. in stature: lofty: long: sturdy: bold: courageous: great, remarkable: demanding much credulity, hardly to be believed.—n. Tall′ness. [Ety. very dub.; perh. conn. with W. tal, large.]

Editors Contribution

  1. tall

    An accurate, specific and known height.

    Our family have the tall gene as many of us are very tall.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TALL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tall is ranked #15289 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Tall surname appeared 1,920 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Tall.

    46.6% or 895 total occurrences were White.
    36.7% or 706 total occurrences were Black.
    7% or 136 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    3.9% or 75 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    3.1% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.5% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'TALL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2279

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'TALL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2632

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'TALL' in Adjectives Frequency: #258

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of TALL in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of TALL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of TALL in a Sentence

  1. John McCain:

    You’re wrong Harry, I am sorry, but you are dead wrong. Russia is a threat because it is declining, because Putin’s economy is a train wreck, when the bear feels wounded, she is dangerous. And if we don’t stand tall against Russia now, they will keep pushing, and this will only get worse. We aren’t learning from history, and I fear where this ends up. Putin’s not done.

  2. Stephen Harper:

    Part of that duty requires us to stand tall and shoulder our share of the burden in the fight against ISIL.

  3. Bong Joon:

    Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films, just being nominated along with fellow, amazing international filmmakers was a huge honor.

  4. Marshall Trimble:

    Someone keeps swearing to me that in Arizona it's illegal to have sex with a rodeo clown in an elevator on Tuesdays, it's a tall tale of course, but they're told as truth.

  5. Edward Chang:

    We've got a tall order ahead of us to figure out how to make that work.

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