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Longer vs Longest - What's the difference?

longer | longest |

As adjectives the difference between longer and longest

is that longer is comparative of long while longest is superlative of long.

As adverbs the difference between longer and longest

is that longer is comparative of long while longest is superlative of long.

As a noun longer

is one who longs or yearns for something.

As a verb longest is

archaic second-person singular of long.

longer

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(head)
  • (long)

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • (long)
    • Derived terms
    * no longer

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who longs or yearns for something.

    • Statistics

    * ----

    longest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (long)

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • (long)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (long)