longevityn.

Brit.

/lɒnˈdʒɛvᵻti/, U.S.

/lɔnˈdʒɛvədi/,

/lɑnˈdʒɛvədi/

Forms:

α. 1500s–1600s longeuitie, 1600s longaeuitie, 1600s longaeuity, 1600s longaevitie, 1600s longeuity, 1600s longevitie, 1600s–1700s longaevity, 1600s– longevity.

β. 1700s longivity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin longaevitat-, longaevitas.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin longaevitat-, longaevitas long period of time, long duration, long life, old age (4th cent.) < classical Latin longaevus (see longevous adj.) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).With the β. forms compare longi- comb. form.

1. Of a person or animal: the fact or quality of living a long time; long life. Also: duration of life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > longevity > [noun]

longevity1569

vivacity1616

long-livedness1652

1569 T. Newton in tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Old Age sig. I.vii Many others mighte here haue bene recited, verye notorious and famous for their longeuitie.

1615 A. Stafford Heavenly Dogge 105 He beleeued the longeuity of the soule, and not the eternity.

1621 S. Ward Life of Faith xiii. 109 The longæuity of those that liued before the Floud.

1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iii. 17 He hath not extended the period of our Lives to the Longævity of the Antediluvians.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 169. ⁋1 Animals generally exceed each other in longevity, in proportion to the time between their conception and their birth.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 43 The town is..remarkable for the health and longævity of its inhabitants.

1804 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 2) III. 116 The longevity of fish is far superior to that of other creatures.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxv. 180 Is it a sign of longevity when a man looks much younger than he is?

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1875) i. vii. 41 Young men are careless of longevity.

1916 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 9 537 The general tendency of adults to seek temperatures above 60° F. necessarily causes a shorter longevity than 91 days.

1987 Railnews (Brit. Rail) Oct. 23/3 His recipe for longevity? ‘No drinking, no smoking, no gambling.’

2010 A. G. Mohan Krishnamacharya v. 57 When he was ninety-five years old, Krishnamacharya was once asked the reason for his longevity.

a. Of a thing, activity, etc.: long duration of existence; (also) the period of existence or functionality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > lifespan (of material things, etc.)

age1535

life1703

lifetime1822

longevity1842

lifespan1898

natural life1900

the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time

lenghc888

longnessOE

enduringc1374

length1388

continuing1398

long lasting?c1400

perdurability?a1425

perseverance?a1425

permanence1440

perdurablenessc1450

perdurationc1450

continuation1469

diuturnity?a1475

prolixityc1500

endurancea1513

sustention1515

continuance1552

long standinga1568

longitude1596

long-lastingness1598

sempiternity1599

consistence1606

persistence1621

long-livedness1652

abidingness1654

productedness1664

imperdibility1713

longiturnity1727

endurableness1795

lengthiness1829

endurability1837

perenniality1841

longevity1842

protractedness1855

enduringnessa1867

1842 Trans. Inst. Civil Engineers 3 157 No short-stroke engines will endure like the longer ones, as is strikingly exemplified by the brief existence of the locomotive in a sound and healthy state, compared with the longevity of the house-engine.

1912 H. H. Munro Unbearable Bassington v. 79 The flirtation which was thus perennially restored to its old-time footing owed its longevity..to the enterprising solicitude of Miss McQuade.

1950 L. S. de Camp in Astounding Sci. Fiction Sept. 135/2 The amazing longevity of hoaxes.

1991 Intermedia Mar. 8/1 Another US government agency has estimated the longevity of modern magnetic tape to be about 20 years.

2008 Independent 28 Apr. (Extra section) 13/1 The longevity of hip-hop has extended its potential audience, with a demographic that stretches from toddlers to those who were head-spinning when the culture emerged nearly 30 years ago.

b. Length of service; continuance in a position or role.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [noun] > length of service, residence, etc.

standing1579

longevity1905

1905 Jrnl. 39th National Encampment of Grand Army of Republic 139 He is now credited with the time he was paymaster's clerk in the Army of 1864, on his longevity as an officer of the regular army, and is drawing pay accordingly.

1947 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 16 May 8/5 Longevity in office appears to play an important role in the affairs of Coronet Council... Horace S. Brown was re-elected..for his thirtieth consecutive year.

1994 A. Roberts Eminent Churchillians (1995) iv. 215 His very longevity in government meant that by the end he was getting out of touch.

2014 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 20 Nov. 6 Such was Alex Salmond's longevity in the office, most of today's MSPs have never witnessed the strange Holyrood ritual of electing a new First Minister.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	longevity
释义	longevityn. Brit. /lɒnˈdʒɛvᵻti/, U.S. /lɔnˈdʒɛvədi/, /lɑnˈdʒɛvədi/ Forms: α. 1500s–1600s longeuitie, 1600s longaeuitie, 1600s longaeuity, 1600s longaevitie, 1600s longeuity, 1600s longevitie, 1600s–1700s longaevity, 1600s– longevity. β. 1700s longivity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin longaevitat-, longaevitas. Etymology: < post-classical Latin longaevitat-, longaevitas long period of time, long duration, long life, old age (4th cent.) < classical Latin longaevus (see longevous adj.) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix).With the β. forms compare longi- comb. form. 1. Of a person or animal: the fact or quality of living a long time; long life. Also: duration of life. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > longevity > [noun] longevity1569 vivacity1616 long-livedness1652 1569 T. Newton in tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Old Age sig. I.vii Many others mighte here haue bene recited, verye notorious and famous for their longeuitie. 1615 A. Stafford Heavenly Dogge 105 He beleeued the longeuity of the soule, and not the eternity. 1621 S. Ward Life of Faith xiii. 109 The longæuity of those that liued before the Floud. 1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iii. 17 He hath not extended the period of our Lives to the Longævity of the Antediluvians. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 169. ⁋1 Animals generally exceed each other in longevity, in proportion to the time between their conception and their birth. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 43 The town is..remarkable for the health and longævity of its inhabitants. 1804 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 2) III. 116 The longevity of fish is far superior to that of other creatures. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxv. 180 Is it a sign of longevity when a man looks much younger than he is? 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1875) i. vii. 41 Young men are careless of longevity. 1916 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 9 537 The general tendency of adults to seek temperatures above 60° F. necessarily causes a shorter longevity than 91 days. 1987 Railnews (Brit. Rail) Oct. 23/3 His recipe for longevity? ‘No drinking, no smoking, no gambling.’ 2010 A. G. Mohan Krishnamacharya v. 57 When he was ninety-five years old, Krishnamacharya was once asked the reason for his longevity. 2. a. Of a thing, activity, etc.: long duration of existence; (also) the period of existence or functionality. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > lifespan (of material things, etc.) age1535 life1703 lifetime1822 longevity1842 lifespan1898 natural life1900 the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time lenghc888 longnessOE enduringc1374 length1388 continuing1398 long lasting?c1400 perdurability?a1425 perseverance?a1425 permanence1440 perdurablenessc1450 perdurationc1450 continuation1469 diuturnity?a1475 prolixityc1500 endurancea1513 sustention1515 continuance1552 long standinga1568 longitude1596 long-lastingness1598 sempiternity1599 consistence1606 persistence1621 long-livedness1652 abidingness1654 productedness1664 imperdibility1713 longiturnity1727 endurableness1795 lengthiness1829 endurability1837 perenniality1841 longevity1842 protractedness1855 enduringnessa1867 1842 Trans. Inst. Civil Engineers 3 157 No short-stroke engines will endure like the longer ones, as is strikingly exemplified by the brief existence of the locomotive in a sound and healthy state, compared with the longevity of the house-engine. 1912 H. H. Munro Unbearable Bassington v. 79 The flirtation which was thus perennially restored to its old-time footing owed its longevity..to the enterprising solicitude of Miss McQuade. 1950 L. S. de Camp in Astounding Sci. Fiction Sept. 135/2 The amazing longevity of hoaxes. 1991 Intermedia Mar. 8/1 Another US government agency has estimated the longevity of modern magnetic tape to be about 20 years. 2008 Independent 28 Apr. (Extra section) 13/1 The longevity of hip-hop has extended its potential audience, with a demographic that stretches from toddlers to those who were head-spinning when the culture emerged nearly 30 years ago. b. Length of service; continuance in a position or role. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > length of service, residence, etc. standing1579 longevity1905 1905 Jrnl. 39th National Encampment of Grand Army of Republic 139 He is now credited with the time he was paymaster's clerk in the Army of 1864, on his longevity as an officer of the regular army, and is drawing pay accordingly. 1947 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 16 May 8/5 Longevity in office appears to play an important role in the affairs of Coronet Council... Horace S. Brown was re-elected..for his thirtieth consecutive year. 1994 A. Roberts Eminent Churchillians (1995) iv. 215 His very longevity in government meant that by the end he was getting out of touch. 2014 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 20 Nov. 6 Such was Alex Salmond's longevity in the office, most of today's MSPs have never witnessed the strange Holyrood ritual of electing a new First Minister. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1569
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