longevousadj.

Brit.

/lɒnˈdʒiːvəs/, U.S.

/lɔnˈdʒivəs/,

/lɑnˈdʒivəs/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– longaevous, 1600s– longevous, 1800s longoevous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin longaevus.

Etymology: < classical Latin longaevus of great age, ancient < longus long adj.¹ + aevum aevum n. Compare earlier longeval adj. and later longeve adj.

Long-lived; living or having lived to a great age. Also: long-lasting, enduring.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > age > longevity > [adjective]

long-livinga1382

long-liveda1400

longeval1598

treble-dated1601

longevous1652

vivacious1655

longeve1678

macrobian1694

1652 W. Charleton Darknes Atheism vi. 224 Of infirme, languid, and valetudinarious persons, they should be made robust, athletical, and longevous.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 74 The..Element of Water..so shut up the first Windows of Time, leaving no Histories of those longevous generations.

1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 138 The longævous Elephant.

1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra iv. viii. §127 Cedar wood..is Longevous, and an Evergreen.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. ii. 31 The longevous antediluvian.

1812 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 1173 The Cruscan popularity..is seldom very longevous.

1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. 432 Eli and Catherine lived to a great age... Giles also was longævous.

1878 R. L. Stevenson Inland Voy. 198 He begins to feel dignified and longœvous like a tree.

a1940 R. Pearl Man Animal (1946) iii. 72 A vast majority of these extremely longevous folk were of a placid temperament, not given to worry.

2002 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 23 May 10 They were reputed to be the most longevous peoples in the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	longevous
释义	longevousadj. Brit. /lɒnˈdʒiːvəs/, U.S. /lɔnˈdʒivəs/, /lɑnˈdʒivəs/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– longaevous, 1600s– longevous, 1800s longoevous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin longaevus. Etymology: < classical Latin longaevus of great age, ancient < longus long adj.¹ + aevum aevum n. Compare earlier longeval adj. and later longeve adj. Long-lived; living or having lived to a great age. Also: long-lasting, enduring. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > longevity > [adjective] long-livinga1382 long-liveda1400 longeval1598 treble-dated1601 longevous1652 vivacious1655 longeve1678 macrobian1694 1652 W. Charleton Darknes Atheism vi. 224 Of infirme, languid, and valetudinarious persons, they should be made robust, athletical, and longevous. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 74 The..Element of Water..so shut up the first Windows of Time, leaving no Histories of those longevous generations. 1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 138 The longævous Elephant. 1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra iv. viii. §127 Cedar wood..is Longevous, and an Evergreen. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. ii. 31 The longevous antediluvian. 1812 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 1173 The Cruscan popularity..is seldom very longevous. 1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. 432 Eli and Catherine lived to a great age... Giles also was longævous. 1878 R. L. Stevenson Inland Voy. 198 He begins to feel dignified and longœvous like a tree. a1940 R. Pearl Man Animal (1946) iii. 72 A vast majority of these extremely longevous folk were of a placid temperament, not given to worry. 2002 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 23 May 10 They were reputed to be the most longevous peoples in the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1652
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