livelong

Plural: livelongs

Noun

perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
orpine (Sedum telephium)

Adjective Satellite

(of time) constituting the full extent or duration
- "all the livelong day"

Adj

total, complete, whole
lasting; durable.

Examples

"I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day."

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

live-forever, orpin, orpine, Sedum telephium

Scrabble Score: 12

livelong is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
livelong is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
livelong is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

livelong is a valid Words With Friends word