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life long

adjective

life long is an adjective meaning “Alternative form of lifelong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-I-F-E-L-O-N-G.

What does life long mean?

adjective

  1. 1

    Alternative form of lifelong.

adjective

as life-long
  1. 1

    Alternative form of lifelong.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with life long

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

Also written: lifelong (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Where does life long come from?

From life + -long.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).