livelong
/ˈlɪv.lɒŋ/adjective, noun
livelong is spelled L-I-V-E-L-O-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, livelong means “Total, complete, whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in livelong?
| Letters | 8: L-I-V-E-L-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is livelong?
Livelong appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce livelong?
- /ˈlɪv.lɒŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of livelong
- live-long
- livelongs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does livelong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Total, complete, whole.
I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.
- 2
obsoleteLasting; durable.
noun
- 1
Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium syn. Sedum telephium).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does livelong come 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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).