long-lived
/ˈlɒŋˈlɪvd/
long-lived adjective: having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.
Adjective
long-lived (comparative longer-lived, superlative longest-lived)
- Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.
- Of a radioisotope: having a long half-life.
long-lived meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
long-lived in Hindi
- having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time
- आयुष्मान āyuṣmān
long-lived in Tamil
- நீண்ட நாள் வாழும், நெடுங்காலம் வாழும், தீர்க்காயுளுடைய, சிரஞ்சீவியான
long-lived in Telugu
- long-lived
- చిరంజీవి cirañjīvi
long-lived in Malayalam
- long-lasting, enduring, lasting
- ഏറെക്കാലം നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന, ദീർഘായുസ്സുള്ള, ദീർഘകാലം നില്ക്കുന്ന, ഈടുറ്റ, ഈടുനില്ക്കുന്ന, ചിരം
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- long-lived in Sanskrit
- दिर्घायु dirghāyu
Synonyms of long-lived
Antonyms
Forms of long-lived
| comparative | longer-lived |
|---|---|
| superlative | longest-lived |
Origin of long-lived
From Middle English long-lifed, equivalent to long + life + -ed.
Words formed from long-lived
Questions about long-lived
- What does long-lived mean?
- Long-lived means having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.
- What is long-lived in Hindi?
- Long-lived in Hindi is आयुष्मान (āyuṣmān). See Long-lived meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is long-lived?
- Long-lived is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce long-lived?
- Long-lived is pronounced /ˈlɒŋˈlɪvd/.
Words near long-lived in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: long-lived (page history and authors); long-lived (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); చిరంజీవి (Telugu) (page history and authors); long-lived (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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