macrobiotic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: mac=ro=bi=ot=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

macrobiotic, a. [Gr. long-lived; makro`s long + bi`os life: cf. F. macrobiotique.].

•  Long-lived.   Dunglison.  [1913 Webster]
•  Of or pertaining to macrobiotics.  [PJC]
•  Of or pertaining to macrobiotic food; serving macrobiotic food.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

macrobiotic, adj. & n.
--adj. relating to or following a diet intended to prolong life, comprising pure vegetable foods, brown rice, etc.
--n. (in pl.; treated as sing.) the use or theory of such a dietary system.

THESAURUS

macrobiotic

abiding, age-long, aged, ancient, antique, chronic, constant, continuing, diuturnal, durable, enduring, evergreen, hardy, immutable, intransient, inveterate, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, long-term, longeval, longevous, of long duration, of long standing, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, persisting, remaining, sempervirent, stable, staying, steadfast, tough, unfading, vital

ROGET THESAURUS

macrobiotic

Diuturnity

N diuturnity, a long time, a length of time, an age, a century, an eternity, slowness, perpetuity, blue moon, coon's age, dog's age, durableness, durability, persistence, endlessness, lastingness, continuance, standing, permanence, survival, survivance, longevity, distance of time, protraction of time, prolongation of time, extension of time, delay, durable, lasting, of long duration, of long-standing, permanent, endless, chronic, long-standing, intransient, intransitive, intransmutable, persistent, lifelong, livelong, longeval, long-lived, macrobiotic, diuturnal, evergreen, perennial, sempervirent, sempervirid, unrelenting, unintermitting, unremitting, perpetual, lingering, protracted, prolonged, spun out, long-pending, long-winded, slow, long, for a long time, for an age, for ages, for ever so long, for many a long day, long ago, longo intervallo, all the day long, all the year round, the livelong day, as the day is long, morning noon and night, hour after hour, day after day, for good, permanently.