Longevity

//lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life. countable, uncountable

    "Grandpa had incredible longevity: he lived to be 105 years old!"

  2. 2
    the property of being long-lived wordnet
  3. 3
    Duration over time; persistence. countable, uncountable

    "A ‘postdating’ is an example of the use of a lexical item at a later date than currently recorded and these are important in establishing the longevity of use of a term and whether or not it has become obsolete."

  4. 4
    duration of service wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
lifetimepermanenceabidingnessadvanced ageadvanced yearsage

Example

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"The carp's longevity is unmolested by the turmoil of the millipede."

Etymology

Early 17th century, learned borrowing from Latin longaevitās, from longaevus (“ancient, aged”) + -itās. The first part is related to English long and this association led to the alternative pronunciation with /ŋ/.

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