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Longevity vs Immortality - What's the difference?

longevity | immortality |

As nouns the difference between longevity and immortality

is that longevity is the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life while immortality is (fiction|religion|mythology|biology) the condition of being immortal.

longevity

English

Noun

(longevities)
  • The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life
    • Grandfather had incredible longevity — he lived to be 105 years old!

    Related terms

    * longevous

    Synonyms

    * permanence

    immortality

    English

    Noun

  • (fiction, religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.
    • In Greek mythology, (Tithonus) was granted immortality but not eternal youth.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * immortal * mortality

    See also

    * elixir of life * undead * ("immortality" on Wikipedia) English words suffixed with -ality English words suffixed with -ity