tall

(tôl)
adj., tall·er, tall·est.

1. 1. Having greater than ordinary height: a tall woman.
   2. Having considerable height, especially in relation to width; lofty: tall trees.
2. Having a specified height: a plant three feet tall.
3. Informal. Fanciful or exaggerated; boastful: tall tales of heroic exploits.
4. Impressively great or difficult: a tall order to fill.
5. Archaic. Excellent; fine.

adv.
With proud bearing; straight: stand tall.

[Middle English, brave, quick, from Old English getæl, swift.]

tallish tall'ish adj.
tallness tall'ness n.

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adjective

1. Extending to a great height: high. See high/low.
2. Having a rather great upward projection: high, long¹. See high/low.
3. Not easy to do, achieve, or master: arduous, difficult, hard, laborious, serious, tough, uphill. See easy/hard.

Idioms beginning with tall:
tall order
tall tale

See also walk tall.

adj

Definition: exaggerated, unreasonable
Antonyms: believable, reasonable, sensible

adj

Definition: high in stature, length
Antonyms: little, low, short, small

IN BRIEF: Not short.

The better we feel about ourselves, the fewer times we have to knock somebody else down to feel tall. — Odetta

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Higher than average.

• t. fescue — festuca arundinacea.
• t. Cape honeyflower — melianthus major.
• t. chloris — chloris ventricosa.
• t. delphinium — delphinium trolliifolium.
• t. field buttercup — ranunculus acris.
• t. larkspur — delphinium barbeyi, D. brownii, D. occidentale.
• t. melilot — melilotus altissima.
• t silvery lupine — lupinus erectus.
• t. yellowtop — senecio magnificus.

For a list of words related to tall, see:

• Large, tall, or fat

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See words rhyming with "tallish."

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - høj, stor
adv. - overdreven, utrolig

idioms:

• tall order    et skrapt forlangende
• tall story    en løgnehistorie
• tall tale    utrolig beretning

Nederlands (Dutch)
lang, groot, hoog

Français (French)
adj. - haut, grand
adv. - avec fierté, de manière extravagante

idioms:

• tall order    (voilà) qui va être difficile/compliqué
• tall story    histoire à dormir debout
• tall tale    histoire à dormir debout

Deutsch (German)
adj. - groß, hoch, lang
adv. - groß

idioms:

• tall order    ziemlich viel verlangt
• tall story    unglaubwürdige Geschichte
• tall tale    unglaubwürdige Geschichte

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ψηλός, παράλογος, υπερβολικός, απίθανος
adv. - περήφανα

idioms:

• tall order    δύσκολο έργο, υπερβολική απαίτηση
• tall story    απίθανη ιστορία, παραμύθι
• tall tale    απίθανη ιστορία, παραμύθι

Italiano (Italian)
alto

idioms:

• tall order    l'impossibile
• tall story/tale    panzana
• walks tall    si pavoneggia, va fiero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - alto, exagerado (col.), extravagante
adv. - jactanciosamente

idioms:

• tall order    obrigação difícil, despropósito
• tall story/tale    história incrível, inacreditável
• walks tall    com orgulho, com o queixo no alto

Русский (Russian)
высокого роста, высокий, преувеличенный

idioms:

• tall order    трудновыполнимая задача
• tall story/tale    небылица, выдумка
• walks tall    надменное поведение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alto, exagerado, increíble
adv. - alto, exagerado, increíble

idioms:

• tall order    pretensión exagerada, tarea difícil
• tall story    cuento exagerado, cuento chino
• tall tale    cuento exagerado, cuento chino

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lång, stor, högväxt, hög, reslig
adv. - lång, otroligt, osannolikt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
高的, 夸大的, 长的, 夸大地

idioms:

• tall order    离谱的要求, 苛求
• tall story    荒诞故事, 夸大的故事
• tall tale    吹牛大话

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 高的, 誇大的, 長的
adv. - 誇大地

idioms:

• tall order    離譜的要求, 苛求
• tall story    荒誕故事, 誇大的故事
• tall tale    吹牛大話

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 키가 큰, 많은, 엄청난
adv. - 의기 양양하게, 터무니 없이

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 背の高い, 高さが…, 長い, 大げさな, 大きな, 素敵な, 高い
adv. - 大げさに, 意気揚々と

idioms:

• tall order    無理な注文
• tall story/tale    ほら話
• walks tall    うぬぼれている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضخم, طويل (ظرف) ضخامه, طول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מופרז, גבוה, דמיוני‬
adv. - ‮בגאווה, בהגזמה‬

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