Definitions for Longevitylɒnˈdʒɛv ɪ ti, lɔn-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lon•gev•i•tylɒnˈdʒɛv ɪ ti, lɔn-(n.)
long life; great duration of individual life:
a family known for longevity.
length of life:
research in longevity.
length of service, tenure, etc.; seniority:
promotions based on longevity.
Origin of longevity:
1605–15; < LL longaevitās. See longevous , -ity
Princeton's WordNet
longevity, length of service(noun)
duration of service
"her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"
longevity, seniority(noun)
the property of being long-lived
Wiktionary
longevity(Noun)
The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Grandfather had incredible longevity uE00025641uE001 he lived to be 105 years old!
Webster Dictionary
Longevity(noun)
long duration of life; length of life
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Longevity
The normal length of time of an organism's life.
Translations for Longevity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
longevity(noun)
great length of life.
- langlewendheidAfrikaans
- طول العُمْرArabic
- дълголетиеBulgarian
- longevidadePortuguese (BR)
- dlouhověkostCzech
- die LanglebigkeitGerman
- lang levetidDanish
- μακροζωίαGreek
- longevidadSpanish
- pikaealisusEstonian
- طول عمرFarsi
- pitkäikäisyysFinnish
- longévitéFrench
- אֲרִיכוּת יָמִיםHebrew
- दीर्घआयुHindi
- dugovječnostCroatian
- hosszú életHungarian
- panjang umurIndonesian
- langlífiIcelandic
- longevitàItalian
- 長寿Japanese
- 수명, 장수Korean
- ilgaamžiškumasLithuanian
- ilgmūžībaLatvian
- usia yang panjangMalay
- het lang levenDutch
- lang levetidNorwegian
- długowiecznośćPolish
- طول عمرPersian
- د عمر اوږدوالىPashto
- longevidadePortuguese
- longevitateRomanian
- долголетиеRussian
- dĺžka životaSlovak
- dolgostživljenjaSlovenian
- dugovečnostSerbian
- långt livSwedish
- ชีวิตที่ยืนยาวThai
- uzunömürlü(lük)Turkish
- 長壽Chinese (Trad.)
- довговічність; довголіттяUkrainian
- لمبی حیاتUrdu
- tuổi thọVietnamese
- 长寿Chinese (Simp.)
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