livelong day
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livelong day — Entire day … New dictionary of synonyms
all the livelong day — mainly literary phrase used for emphasizing how long a period of time seems to last Thesaurus: continuing or existing for too longsynonym Main entry: livelong * * * (all) the livelong day see ↑livelong … Useful english dictionary
the livelong day — (all) the livelong day see ↑livelong • • • Main Entry: ↑day (all) the livelong day old fashioned + humorous : all day I ve been working all the livelong day. • • • … Useful english dictionary
all the livelong day — all day, lasting the whole day Our canary sings all the livelong day from dawn to dusk … English idioms
(the) livelong day — the livelong ˈday idiom (literary) the whole length of the day Main entry: ↑livelongidiom … Useful english dictionary
Livelong — Live long , a. [For lifelong. Cf. {Lifelong}.] 1. Whole; entire; long in passing; used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness. [1913 Webster] The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
livelong — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ (of a period of time) entire: all this livelong day … English terms dictionary
livelong — [liv′lôŋ΄] adj. [ME lefe longe, lit., lief long (see LIEF): the first word is merely intens.: altered by assoc. with LIVE1] whole; entire [the livelong day] … English World dictionary
livelong — lifelong, livelong Lifelong (19c) is a combination of life and long, and means ‘lasting or continuing for a lifetime’ (his lifelong companion). Livelong, pronounced liv long, is a much older word (15c) and is a combination of lief, meaning ‘dear … Modern English usage
livelong — live|long [ˈlıvlɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: lief dear (11 19 centuries) (from Old English leof) (influenced by LIVE1) + long] all the livelong day old fashioned a phrase meaning all day , used when this seems like a long time to you … Dictionary of contemporary English
livelong — adjective AmE oldfashioned all the livelong day a phrase meaning all day, used when this seems like a long time to you lively / laIvli/ adjective 1 FULL OF ENERGY someone who is lively has a lot of energy and is very active: He d always been a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
