long lifespan
Many years lived
A long lifespan refers to an extended duration of life, typically well beyond average life expectancy for a species or population.
The phrase usually implies not just survival but sustained vitality over many years.
Tortoises are famous for their long lifespans, sometimes exceeding 150 years.
In discussions of health and longevity, a long lifespan is often distinguished from a long healthspan—the years spent in good health rather than merely alive.
- healthspanDuration of good vigor
- blue zonesRegions of unusual longevity
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
- golden yearsLater life stage
- tortoiseLand-dwelling shelled reptile
immortality · nine lives · redwood · old growth · aging · Methuselah · reliability · durability · built to last · maintenance · senescence · telomeres · robustness · bowhead whale · antioxidants · legacy · continuity · obsolescence
- elf traitspointy ears, immortality, archery, beauty, graceful movement
- batsbat, bats, vampire bat, fruit bat, flying fox
- primate traitsopposable thumbs, grasping hands, prehensile, binocular vision, arboreal
long lifespanshort lifespan
Limited time alive
early death · short-lived · premature death · untimely death · cut short
long lifespanbrevity
Shortness of expression
shortness · transience · ephemerality · fleetingness · momentariness