longevity
/lɔnˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti//lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/
longevity noun: the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
Noun
longevity (countable and uncountable, plural longevities)
- The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
- Grandpa had incredible longevity: he lived to be 105 years old!
- This 142-year-old tiny ex-LNWR SB [signal box, at Batley] is an amazing survivor, probably owing its longevity to its location alongside a level crossing. Indeed it started life as a gate box with the delightful name of Lady Ann's Crossing.2020 July 1, David Allen, “Signalling from Leeds along the S&C”, in Rail, page 74
- Duration over time; persistence.
- 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.2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 255
longevity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
longevity in Hindi
- दीर्घायु
longevity in Tamil
- நீண்ட வாழ்க்கை, நீள் வாணாள், தீர்க்காயுசு, நீண்டநாள் வாழக்கூடிய, நீண்டவாழ்க்கை, நீடித்துவாழல்
longevity in Marathi
- दीर्घायू
longevity in Urdu
- طویل عمری, عمر درازی
More languagesFewer languages
- longevity in Bengali
- দীর্ঘায়ু, দীর্ঘকাল বেঁচে থাকার স্থায়িত্ব, বয়স
- longevity in Telugu
- దీర్ఘాయువు
- longevity in Malayalam
- നീണ്ട ജീവിതം, ദീർഘായുസ്സ്
- longevity in Kannada
- ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಸ್ಸು, ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಯ, ನಿಡುಬಾಳ್ವೆ
- longevity in Gujarati
- આયુષ āyuṣ
- longevity in Odia
- ଦୀର୍ଘାଯ଼ୁ, ଦୀର୍ଘାଯ଼ୁତା
- longevity in Indonesian
- panjang umur
- longevity in Vietnamese
- sự sống lâu, tuổi thọ cao
Examples of longevity in a sentence
- Men who become fathers later in life may pass a mark of longevity down to their paternal grandchildren.
- He was notable not only for his longevity but also for his unusual lucidity for his age.
- Nattō consumption is believed to be a significant contributor to the longevity of the Japanese population.
Synonyms of longevity
Forms of longevity
| plural | longevities |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | longævity |
Origin of longevity
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/.
Words formed from longevity
Phrases with longevity
Questions about longevity
- What does longevity mean?
- Longevity means the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
- What is longevity in Hindi?
- Longevity in Hindi is दीर्घायु. See Longevity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is longevity?
- Longevity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce longevity?
- Longevity is pronounced /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of longevity?
- The plural of longevity is longevities.
Words near longevity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: longevity (page history and authors); longevity (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); longevity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); longevity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); longevity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Longevity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); longevity (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); longevity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); longevity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); આયુષ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); longevity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model 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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