/ Dictionary / Index H half-length: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: half-length Pronunciation: (haf'lengkth", -length", -lenth", häf'-), [key] — n. something that is only half a full length or height, esp. a portrait that shows only the upper half of the body, including the hands. —adj. of half the complete length or height. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: half-length (Thesaurus) half leather half-life Related Content Daily Word Quiz: denizen Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language