longevity

== English == === Alternative forms === longævity (archaic) === 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/. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, /lɒŋ-/ (dialects, US, lot–cloth split) IPA(key): /lɔnˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/, [lɔ̃nˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti], /lɔŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/, [lɔ̃ŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti] (General American, cot–caught merger, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /lɑnˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/, [lɑ̃nˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ɾi] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/, [lɒŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ɾi] (General Australian) IPA(key): /lɔnˈd͡ʒev.ə.ti/, [lɔnˈd͡ʒev.ə.ɾi] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /lɒnˈd͡ʒev.ə.ti/, [lɒnˈd͡ʒev.ə.ɾi] === Noun === longevity (countable and uncountable, plural longevities) The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life. Duration over time; persistence. ==== Synonyms ==== long-livedness permanence ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== longevous ==== Translations ==== === References === “longevity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.