Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extending to the knee: Describing a garment, such as a skirt, dress, or pair of shorts, whose hemline reaches approximately to the level of the wearer's knee.

Usage

• The adjective "knee-length" is used to describe clothing. It typically precedes the noun it modifies.
• It is a compound adjective formed from the noun "knee" and the noun "length."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • She wore a stylish knee-length coat.
  • For the formal event, a knee-length dress is appropriate.
  • He prefers knee-length shorts for hiking.

Advanced Usage

• "to be knee-length": This phrase can be used predicatively (after a linking verb like "be").
  • Her skirt was knee-length and made of wool.

Variants and Related Words

• Knee-high (adj): Extending to the knee or slightly above it, often used for boots or socks.
  • She pulled on her knee-high boots.

Synonyms

• Mid-calf (adj): Extending to the middle of the calf (lower than knee-length).
• Three-quarter length (adj): Extending to a point between the knee and ankle.

Antonyms

• Mini (adj): Very short, well above the knee.
• Ankle-length (adj): Extending to the ankle.
• Floor-length (adj): Extending to the floor.

Adjective

1. extending to the knee