noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/
Received-Pronunciation:/lɒŋ-/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Grandpa had incredible longevity: he lived to be 105 years old!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Duration over time; persistence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the property of being long-lived
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seniority
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oldness
4
noun
Meaning 4
duration of service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her longevity as a star
had unusual longevity in the company
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: length of service
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: longness
History
Etymology
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/.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
даўгале́цце
(dawhaljéccje)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Bulgarian:
дълголетие
(dǎlgoletie)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Catalan:
longevitat
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Chinese Mandarin:
長壽 /长寿
(chángshòu)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Czech:
dlouhověkost
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Dutch:
levensduur
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Esperanto:
longviveco
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Estonian:
pikaealisus
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Finnish:
pitkäikäisyys
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
French:
longévité
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Galician:
lonxevidade
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
German:
Langlebigkeit
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
German:
lange Lebensdauer
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Greek:
μακροζωία
(makrozoḯa)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Ancient Greek:
μακροβίωσις
(makrobíōsis)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Hungarian:
hosszú élet
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Indonesian:
panjang umur
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Irish:
buaine
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Irish:
fadsaolaí
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Italian:
longevità
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Japanese:
寿命
(jumyō)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Japanese:
長寿
(chōju)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Japanese:
不老不死
(furōfushi)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Khmer:
អាយុវែង
(ʼaayuʼ vɛɛng)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Khmer:
ទីឃាយុភាព
(tiikhiəyuphiəp)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Korean:
장수
(jangsu)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Latin:
longaevitās
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Māori:
mauriroa
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Mizo:
damreina
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Mizo:
daihreina
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Mizo:
tlona
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Polish:
długowieczność
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Portuguese:
longevidade
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Romanian:
longevitate
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Russian:
долголе́тие
(dolgolétije)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Russian:
долгожи́тельство
(dolgožítelʹstvo)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Spanish:
longevidad
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Tibetan:
ཚེ་རིང་པོ
(tshe ring po)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Turkish:
uzun ömürlülük
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Ukrainian:
довголі́ття
(dovholíttja)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Ukrainian:
довгожи́тельство
(dovhožýtelʹstvo)
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Vietnamese:
sự sống lâu
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Vietnamese:
tuổi thọ cao
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
Welsh:
hirhoedledd
— the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
