longest

1. 1.

   for the most time

   “she stayed longest”

Questions about longest

What does longest mean?

longest means "for the most time".

How many syllables are in longest?

longest has 2 syllables: lon-gest. The stress falls on "lon". In IPA it is /ˈlɔŋɡəst/.

Is longest a common word?

longest is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.