long lived

long lived
Synonyms and related words:
abiding, aboveground, age-long, aged, alive, alive and kicking, among the living, ancient, animate, animated, antique, breathing, capable of life, chronic, conscious, constant, continuing, diuturnal, durable, endowed with life, enduring, enlivened, evergreen, existent, hardy, immutable, in the flesh, inspirited, instinct with life, intransient, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, live, living, long-lasting, long-standing, long-term, longeval, longevous, macrobiotic, of long duration, of long standing, old, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, persisting, quick, remaining, sempervirent, stable, staying, steadfast, tenacious of life, tough, unfading, very much alive, viable, vital, vivified, zoetic

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  • Long-lived — a. 1. Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long lived tree; they are a long lived family; long lived prejudices. [1913 Webster] 2. same as {long lasting}. Syn: durable, lastin …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • long-lived — long′ lived′ [[t] ˈlaɪvd, ˈlɪvd[/t]] adj. 1) having a long life or duration: a long lived animal; long lived fame[/ex] 2) lasting or functioning a long time: a long lived battery[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425 long′ lived′ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • long-lived — long livedness, n. /lawng luyvd , livd , long /, adj. 1. having a long life, existence, or duration: a long lived man; long lived fame. 2. (of an object) lasting or functioning a long time: a long lived battery. [1375 1425; late ME; see LONG1,… …   Universalium

  • long-lived — [ˌlɔŋ ˈlıvd US ˌlo:ŋ ˈlaıvd] adj living or existing for a long time ≠ ↑short lived ▪ Ostriches are long lived birds. ▪ the band s long lived appeal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • long-lived — [ lɔŋ lıvd ] adjective living or lasting for a long time: a long lived species long lived technology ─ opposite SHORT LIVED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • long-lived — early 15c., from LONG (Cf. long) (adj.) + pp. of LIVE (Cf. live) (v.). Old English had langlife long lived …   Etymology dictionary

  • long-lived — long lived; long lived·ness; …   English syllables

  • long-lived — [lôŋ′līvd΄, lôŋ′livd΄] adj. [ LONG1 + LIVED] having or tending to have a long life span or existence …   English World dictionary

  • long-lived — is pronounced long livd in BrE and long liyvd in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • long-lived — index chronic, durable, stable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • long-lived — also long lived ADJ GRADED Something that is long lived lives or lasts for a long time. The flowers may only last a day but the plants are long lived. ...huge piles of long lived radioactive material …   English dictionary

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