lifelong en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English -long English lifelong From life + -long.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Extending for the entire duration of life.
They were lifelong friends; they met in elementary school and ended their lives in the same rest home.
He studied English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and developed a lifelong interest in medieval history as a result of reading Chaucer.
2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian:my lifelong romance with football since I was a toddler
She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.
2021 October 20, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 942, page 71:A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypical homesteader mold. In the 19th century, homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popular homesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice, which often include so-called “tradwives,” or women who play a stereotypically gendered role in their family.
2025 March 30, Scottie Andrew, “Queer and trans homesteaders are conquering the social media frontier”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| life-long | alternative | lexicographic | |
| life long | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
yearslong · decadeslong · lifespan · for life · livelong · lifetime
Translations (29)
cs celoživotní (extending for the entire duration of life) · hu egész életen át tartó (extending for the entire duration of life) · bg пожизнен (extending for the entire duration of life) · nl levenslang (extending for the entire duration of life) · es de toda la vida (extending for the entire duration of life) · cy oes (extending for the entire duration of life) · ms sepanjang hidup (extending for the entire duration of life) · fi elinikäinen (extending for the entire duration of life) · hu élethosszig tartó (extending for the entire duration of life) · az ömürlük (extending for the entire duration of life) · ca vitalici (extending for the entire duration of life) · ru пожизненный (extending for the entire duration of life) · mi taumano (extending for the entire duration of life) · es vitalicio (extending for the entire duration of life) · hi आजीवन (extending for the entire duration of life) · sv livslång (extending for the entire duration of life) · da livsvarig (extending for the entire duration of life) · it da sempre (extending for the entire duration of life) · de lebenslang (extending for the entire duration of life) · uk дові́чний (extending for the entire duration of life) · ja 生涯 (extending for the entire duration of life) · bg доживотен (extending for the entire duration of life) · da livslang (extending for the entire duration of life) · hu életfogytig tartó (extending for the entire duration of life) · eo dumviva (extending for the entire duration of life) · pt vitalício (extending for the entire duration of life) · it da una vita (extending for the entire duration of life) · gd fad-shaoghalach (extending for the entire duration of life) · pl dożywotni (extending for the entire duration of life)