Long vs. Windy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Long and Windy
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Definitions
Long
Extending or traveling a relatively great distance.
Windy
Characterized by or abounding in wind
A windy night.
Long
Having relatively great height; tall.
Windy
Open to the wind; unsheltered
A windy terrace.
Long
Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several
The long edge of the door.
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Windy
Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability
A windy dash homeward.
Long
Of relatively great duration
A long time.
Windy
Lacking substance; empty
Windy promises.
Long
Of a specified linear extent or duration
A mile long.
An hour long.
Windy
Given to or characterized by wearisome verbosity
A windy speaker.
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Long
Made up of many members or items
A long shopping list.
Windy
Flatulent.
Long
Extending beyond an average or standard
A long game.
Windy
Accompanied by wind.
It was a long and windy night.
Long
Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal
Her first serve was long.
Windy
Unsheltered and open to the wind.
They shagged in a windy bus shelter.
Long
Tediously protracted; lengthy
A long speech.
Windy
Empty and lacking substance.
They made windy promises they would not keep.
Long
Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching
Took a long view of the geopolitical issues.
Windy
Long-winded; orally verbose.
Long
Involving substantial chance; risky
Long odds.
Windy
(informal) Flatulent.
The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy.
Long
Having an abundance or excess of
"politicians whose résumés are long on competence" (Margaret Garrard Warner).
Windy
(slang) Nervous, frightened.
Long
Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price
Long on soybeans.
Windy
(of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.
Long
(Linguistics) Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant.
Windy
(colloquial) fart
Long
(Grammar) Relating to or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, ) that are tense vowels or diphthongs.
Windy
Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
Blown with the windy tempest of my heart.
Long
Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
Windy
Next the wind; windward.
It keeps on the windy side of care.
Long
During or for an extended period of time
The promotion was long due.
Windy
Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.
Long
At or to a considerable distance; far
She walked long past the end of the trail.
Windy
Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
Long
Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal
Hit the return long.
Windy
Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines.
Long
For or throughout a specified period
They talked all night long.
Windy
Fig.: Empty; airy.
Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored.
Long
At a point of time distant from that referred to
That event took place long before we were born.
Windy
Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes;
Blowy weather
A windy bluff
Long
Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market.
Windy
Using or containing too many words;
Long-winded (or windy) speakers
Verbose and ineffective instructional methods
Newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
Proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
Long
A long time
This won't take long.
Long
(Linguistics) A long syllable, vowel, or consonant.
Long
One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.
Long
A garment size for a tall person.
Long
Longs Trousers extending to the feet or ankles.
Long
To have an earnest, heartfelt desire, especially for something beyond reach.
Long
Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below.
It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon.
How long was your newborn baby?
Long
Having great duration.
The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time.
Long
Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
Long
Not short; tall.
Long
(finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
I'm long in DuPont.
I have a long position in DuPont.
Long
(cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
Long
Landing beyond the baseline, and therefore deemed to be out.
That forehand is long.
Long
(gambling) Of betting odds, offering a very large return for a small wager.
Long
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Long
(archaic) On account of, because of.
Long
(linguistics) A long vowel.
Long
(prosody) A long syllable.
Long
(music) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Long
(programming) A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
A long is typically 64 bits in a 32-bit environment.
Long
(finance) An entity with a long position in an asset.
Every uptick made the longs cheer.
Long
(finance) A long-term investment.
Long
The long summer vacation at the English universities.
Long
Longitude
Long
To take a long position in.
Long
(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
She longed for him to come back.
Long
(archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
Long
(obsolete) To belong.
Long
Over a great distance in space.
He threw the ball long.
Long
For a particular duration.
How long is it until the next bus arrives?
Long
For a long duration.
Will this interview take long?
Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world.
She has known us as long as you
I haven't long to live.
Long
Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; - opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
Long
Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
Long
Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
Long
Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
The we may us reserve both fresh and strongAgainst the tournament, which is not long.
Long
Having a length of the specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
Long
Far-reaching; extensive.
Long
Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to short.
Long
A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Long
A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
Long
The longest dimension; the greatest extent; - in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
Long
To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.
Long
To a great extent in time; during a long time.
They that tarry long at the wine.
When the trumpet soundeth long.
Long
At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
Long
Through the whole extent or duration.
The bird of dawning singeth all night long.
Long
Through an extent of time, more or less; - only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
Long
By means of; by the fault of; because of.
Long
To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; - followed by an infinitive, or by for or after.
I long to see you.
I have longed after thy precepts.
I have longed for thy salvation.
Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea.
Long
To belong; - used with to, unto, or for.
The labor which that longeth unto me.
Long
A comparatively long time;
This won't take long
They haven't been gone long
Long
Desire strongly or persistently
Long
Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified;
A long life
A long boring speech
A long time
A long friendship
A long game
Long ago
An hour long
Long
Primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified;
A long road
A long distance
Contained many long words
Ten miles long
Long
Of relatively great height;
A race of long gaunt men
Looked out the long French windows
Long
Holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices;
Is long on coffee
A long position in gold
Long
Of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot')
Long
Used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long duration
Long
Involving substantial risk;
Long odds
Long
(of memory) having greater than average range;
A long memory especially for insults
A tenacious memory
Long
Planning prudently for the future;
Large goals that required farsighted policies
Took a long view of the geopolitical issues
Long
Having or being more than normal or necessary:
Long on brains
In long supply
Long
For an extended time or at a distant time;
A promotion long overdue
Something long hoped for
His name has long been forgotten
Talked all night long
How long will you be gone?
Arrived long before he was expected
It is long after your bedtime
Long
For an extended distance
