Meaning of LASTING
| Pronunciation: | | 'lasting
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- [adj] existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
- [adj] lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
- [adj] continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
- [adj] (biology) retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
- [adj] lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
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| | Synonyms: | | abiding, aeonian, ageless, durable, enduring, eonian, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, indissoluble, long, long-lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, persistent, standing(a), unceasing, unending |
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| | Antonyms: | | caducous, impermanent, shed, temporary | | |
| | See Also: | | ineradicable, stable, unchangeable | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Last"ing\, a.
Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting
good or evil; a lasting color.
Syn: Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.
Usage: {Lasting}, {Permanent}, {Durable}. Lasting commonly
means merely continuing in existence; permanent
carries the idea of continuing in the same state,
position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of
agencies which tend to destroy.
\Last"ing\, n.
1. Continuance; endurance. --Locke.
2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's
shoes; everlasting.
3. The act or process of shaping on a last.
\Last"ing\, adv.
In a lasting manner.
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