adj
Meaning 1
Total, complete, whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
livelong
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adj
Meaning 2
Lasting; durable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium syn. Sedum telephium).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(of time) constituting the full extent or duration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- all the livelong day
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: orpine, orpin, live-forever, Sedum telephium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sedum
History
Etymology
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”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: це́лый (célyj) — total, complete, whole
- Russian: весь (vesʹ) — total, complete, whole