What is another word for Diuturnity?

Pronunciation: [dˌɪjuːtˈɜːnɪti] (IPA)

Diuturnity is a rare and seldom-used word that denotes long duration or continuance. Its synonyms help to convey the same meaning while avoiding the awkwardness of using an uncommon term. For instance, words like longevity, permanence, endurance, and perpetuity all suggest something that lasts a long time. Similarly, the words persistence, tenacity, and constancy convey the idea of something unchanging and continuing over time. Other synonyms like durability, stability, and resiliency suggest the ability to withstand challenges and maintain consistency over a long period. While diuturnity may be uncommon in everyday speech, its synonyms provide a rich range of options for expressing the concept of sustained duration.

Usage examples for Diuturnity

He knew Sir Thomas Browne, and repeated with unction: "Now since these dead bones have already outlasted the living ones of Methusaleh, and in a yard under ground, and thin walls of clay, outworn all the strong and spacious buildings above it; and quietly rested under the drums and tramplings of three conquests; what prince can promise such Diuturnity unto his relicks."
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
That, in spite of Bruni's envy, in spite of injurious time, in spite of the still worse insult of the modernised cathedral and the desecrated monument, embalms him in our memory and secures for him the Diuturnity for which he paid his twenty thousand crowns.
"Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Vol III."
John Symonds

Related words: sempiternity, eternity, eternal, everlasting, forever, eternal life

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