long-livedness
Enduring through time
Long-livedness is the quality of living or lasting a long time.
The word applies to people, animals, institutions, or ideas that endure: The long-livedness of the tortoise is legendary, The long-livedness of democratic ideals.
A clunky noun form of long-lived, it's often avoided in favor of longevity.
Person over ninety-nine
- supercentenarianSomeone past 110
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
- gerontologyScientific study of senescence
senescence · telomeres · ageing · geriatrics · mortality · actuarial · demography · vitality
Resistance to wear
- robustnessResistance to failure
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- sturdinessStrength and solidity
fortitude · stamina · tenacity · resilience · survivability · reliability · steadfastness · perseverance
Quality of lasting indefinitely
- timelessnessFreedom from temporal decay
- perpetuityInfinite continuation of time
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
lastingness · continuity · immortality · eternity · constancy · agelessness · everlastingness · imperishability
Of one's forebears
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
legacy · heirloom · generational · ancient · historical · time-honoured · antiquity · patrimony
centenarian
Person over ninety-nine
- supercentenarianSomeone past 110
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
gerontology · senescence · telomeres · ageing · geriatrics · mortality · actuarial · demography · vitality · healthspan
durability
Resistance to wear
- robustnessResistance to failure
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
sturdiness · fortitude · stamina · tenacity · resilience · survivability · reliability · steadfastness · perseverance · grit
permanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
- timelessnessFreedom from temporal decay
- perpetuityInfinite continuation of time
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
persistence · lastingness · continuity · immortality · eternity · constancy · agelessness · everlastingness · imperishability · indestructibility
ancestral
Of one's forebears
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
dynasty · legacy · heirloom · generational · ancient · historical · time-honoured · antiquity · patrimony
sequoia
Enormous evergreen tree species
- bristleconeLong-lived high-altitude pine
- tortoiseLand-dwelling shelled reptile
- oakQuercus genus member
redwood · baobab · yew · banyan · kauri · koi · parrot · elephant
long-livednessshort-livedness
Quality of lasting briefly
brevity · briefness · transience · momentariness · ephemerality
long-livednesstransitoriness
Quality of not lasting
impermanence · temporariness · evanescence · perishability · mortality
live, long, lifelong, longevity, long-lived, lengthiness, long-life