- longevous
- adjective Date: 1680 long-lived
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
longevous
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Longevous — Lon*ge vous, a. [L. longaevus; longus long + aevum lifetime, age. See {Long}, and {Age}.] Living a long time; of great age. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longevous — index durable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
longevous — [län jē′vəs] adj. [L longaevus < longus, LONG1 + aevum, age: see ETERNAL] Rare long lived … English World dictionary
longevous — adjective Long lasting, especially of life. Grandfather was incredibly longevous mdash; he lived to be 105 years old. Syn: long lived, permanent See Also: age, centenarian, longevity … Wiktionary
longevous — (ˈ)län|jēvəs adjective Etymology: Latin longaevus : long lived his longevous royal grandfather Time … Useful english dictionary
longevous — /lon jee veuhs, lawn /, adj. Archaic. long lived; living to a great age. [1670 80; < L longaevus aged, equiv. to long(us) LONG1 + aev(um) time, age, lifetime + us adj. suffix; see OUS] * * * … Universalium
longevous — adj. of great age; living a long time, living to a great age … English contemporary dictionary
longevous — lon·ge·vous … English syllables
longevous — lon•ge•vous [[t]lɒnˈdʒi vəs, lɔn [/t]] adj. archaic long lived; living to a great age • Etymology: 1670–80; < L longaevus aged … From formal English to slang
longevous — /lɒnˈdʒivəs/ (say lon jeevuhs) adjective → longeval. {Latin longaevus aged} …
