long-lived

See also: longlived

English

Etymology

From Middle English long-lifed, equivalent to long +‎ life +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋˈlɪvd/, /ˈlɒŋˈlaɪvd/

Adjective

long-lived (comparative more long-lived, superlative most long-lived)

1. Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.
2. Of a radioisotope: having a long half-life

Usage notes

The pronunciation /laɪvd/ (rhyming with hived) is more consistent with the word's etymology (from the noun life rather than the verb live), and was formerly more common. However, the pronunciation /lɪvd/ (the second syllable pronounced as the verb lived) is more common today.

Synonyms

• longevous

Antonyms

• short-lived

Derived terms

• long-livedness

Translations

having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time

• Belarusian: даўгавечны (daŭhavječny), шматгадовы (šmathadóvy)
• Bulgarian: дълголетен (bg) (dǎlgoleten)
• Catalan: longeu (ca)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 長命／长命 (coeng⁴ meng⁶)

  Mandarin: 長壽／长寿 (zh) (chángshòu)

• Czech: dlouhověký (cs) m
• Finnish: pitkäikäinen
• French: longévif (fr) m
• Galician: lonxevo
• German: langlebig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: μακρόβιος (makróbios), πολυχρόνιος (polukhrónios)

• Icelandic: langlífur
• Irish: saolach, saolmhar, cianaosta
• Italian: longevo (it)
• Latin: vivax, longivivax
• Old English: langlīfe
• Polish: długowieczny (pl) m, długowieczna f
• Portuguese: duradouro (pt) m, longevo (pt)
• Russian: долгове́чный (ru) (dolgovéčnyj), долголе́тний (ru) (dolgolétnij)
• Sanskrit: दिर्घायु (sa) (dirghāyu)
• Scottish Gaelic: maireannach, buan
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: (Ekavian) ду̏говечан, (Ijekavian) ду̏говјечан

  Roman: (Ekavian) dȕgovečan (sh), (Ijekavian) dȕgovječan (sh)

• Spanish: longevo
• Tocharian B: pärkre-śaul