Definitions for survival
sərˈvaɪ vəlsur·vival

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. survival, endurancenoun

   a state of surviving; remaining alive

2. survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selectionnoun

   a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

3. survivalnoun

   something that survives

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. survivalnoun

   The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

   His survival in the open ocean was a miracle; he had fully expected to die.

2. survivalnoun

   (as a modifier) Of, relating to or aiding survival.

   His survival kit had all the things he needed in the wilderness.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Survival

   Survival, or the act of surviving, is the propensity of something to continue existing, particularly when this is done despite conditions that might kill or destroy it. The concept can be applied to humans and other living things (or, hypothetically, any sentient being), to physical object, and to abstract things such as beliefs or ideas. Living things generally have a self-preservation instinct to survive, while objects intended for use in harsh conditions are designed for survivability.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. survival

   Survival refers to the act or fact of living or continuing to live or exist, especially under challenging or adverse circumstances. It often involves using skills, knowledge, or resources necessary to persist in life or through specific situations, such as emergencies or disasters.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Survivalnoun

   a living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving

2. Survivalnoun

   any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known

3. Etymology: [From Survive.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Survival

   Survival is the fourth and final serial of the 26th season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three parts, weekly, from 22 November to 6 December 1989. It was the final story of the original 26-year run of the series to be transmitted on BBC One, marking the final regular television appearance of Anthony Ainley as the Master and of Sophie Aldred as Ace. It is also the last to entirely feature Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Survival

   Continuance of life or existence especially under adverse conditions; includes methods and philosophy of survival.

Matched Categories

1. • Continuance
   • Life
   • Natural Process

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'survival' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3122

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'survival' in Nouns Frequency: #1336

How to pronounce survival?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of survival in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of survival in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of survival in a Sentence

1. Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga:

   We're simply seeking the rights of small island states to survive, we feel our security is compromised; survival of the people of the Pacific is compromised.

2. Peter Hallowell:

   We really have a long way to go both to educate the public, educate legislatures and educate (insurance companies) that this is safe, it's effective, and it increases long-term survival.

3. Sterling Brunson:

   In the '60s, we were fighting for equality, now we're fighting for survival.

4. Thomas McKenna:

   Shipboard fires must be suppressed, whereas in many civilian fires, a building can be considered a loss and the focus might shift to containing the fire to prevent spread, on a ship, fire suppression is critical to the survival of the ship and its personnel; confined spaces, smoke, heat and gases can be a threat to humans.

5. Rice University:

   Evolution is faster or slower depending on how much of an advantage there is to having a certain mutation, if a mutation pops up for people living on Mars, and it gives them a 50-percent survival advantage, thats ahugeadvantage, right? And that means that those individuals are going to be passing those genes on at a much higher rate than they otherwise would have.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=survival
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Survival
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survival
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=survival