arms-length

arm-length

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahrm lengkth, length, lenth]
- /ɑrm lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahrm lengkth, length, lenth]
- /ɑrm lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/

Definition of arms-length word

adjective arms-length not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship. 1

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Origin of arms-length

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55

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Parts of speech for Arms-length

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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arms-length popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for arms-length

noun arms-length

distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.

All 2 Synonyms of arms-length