livelong

[ liv-lawng, -long ]

/ ˈlɪvˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

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adjective

(of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.

Origin of livelong

1350–1400; alteration (by association with live¹) of earlier leeve long,Middle English leve longe dear long. See lief, long¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH livelong

lifelong, livelong

Words nearby livelong

live in sin, live it up, livelihood, live like a king, live load, livelong, lively, liven, Livenza, live oak, live on

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Example sentences from the Web for livelong

Now that you speak of it, I heard Mason say't they was up an' movin' round at the doctor's that livelong night!
The Last Stroke|Lawrence L. Lynch
Indeed, there was no one else to whom she could talk the livelong day.
Little Alice's Palace|Anonymous
In vain she waited the livelong night; no Dermot came back to her.
The Heir of Kilfinnan|W.H.G. Kingston
You can paint to yourself there the livelong day, with no more fear of intrusion than if you were out yonder at the light-ship.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866|Various

Terrors shall bow thee down the livelong day, in the Jotuns' courts.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson

British Dictionary definitions for livelong

livelong

/ (ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ) /

adjective mainly poetic

(of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day)

whole; entire

noun

British another name for orpine

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单词	livelong
释义	livelong [ liv-lawng, -long ] / ˈlɪvˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR livelong ON THESAURUS.COM adjective (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day. Origin of livelong 1350–1400; alteration (by association with live¹) of earlier leeve long,Middle English leve longe dear long. See lief, long¹ WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH livelong lifelong, livelong Words nearby livelong live in sin, live it up, livelihood, live like a king, live load, livelong, lively, liven, Livenza, live oak, live on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for livelong Now that you speak of it, I heard Mason say't they was up an' movin' round at the doctor's that livelong night! The Last Stroke\|Lawrence L. Lynch Indeed, there was no one else to whom she could talk the livelong day. Little Alice's Palace\|Anonymous In vain she waited the livelong night; no Dermot came back to her. The Heir of Kilfinnan\|W.H.G. Kingston You can paint to yourself there the livelong day, with no more fear of intrusion than if you were out yonder at the light-ship. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866\|Various Terrors shall bow thee down the livelong day, in the Jotuns' courts. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson\|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson British Dictionary definitions for livelong livelong / (ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ) / adjective mainly poetic (of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day) whole; entire noun British another name for orpine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to livelong deep-rooted, constant, continuing, persistent, long-lasting, permanent, enduring, inveterate, lifetime, long-standing, old, perennial, long-lived, for life
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livelong

adjective

Origin of livelong

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British Dictionary definitions for livelong

adjective mainly poetic

noun

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