longevity

Significado (Inglês)

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
2. (countable, uncountable) Duration over time; persistence.

Conceitos

longevidade

período de vida

Sinônimos

long life

length of service

life

life span

durability

length of life

seniority

term of service

male offspring

macrobiosis

life length

age

life period

long-lived

permanency

service

standing

long life expectancy

prolongation of life

mortality

Traduções

longévité

longevidad

Langlebigkeit

longevità

μακροβιότητα

μακροζωία

langes Leben

longevitat

levensduur

μακροημέρευση

تعمير

longue vie

μακροζωΐα

μακροβιότης

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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