livelong
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livelong
- /ˈlɪv.lɒŋ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English live long, leve-long, lefe long (as in Alle the lefe longe daye), equivalent to lief + long. Compare Dutch heel den lieven langen dag (“all the livelong day”), German der liebe lange Tag (“the livelong day”) and German die liebe lange Nacht (“the livelong night”).
adjective live-long
- Total, complete, whole. I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.
- Lasting; durable. Thou, in our wonder and astonishment, Thou hast built thyself a live-long monument.
noun livelongs · live-long
- Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium syn. Sedum telephium).
Translations
Talk about this word "livelong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/livelong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. livelong. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/livelong "livelong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/livelong.Cite this
@misc{livelong_2026,
title = {livelong},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/livelong},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
