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last·ing  (lstng)
adj.
Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring: a lasting peace.
n.
A sturdy twilled fabric.
lasting·ly adv.
lasting·ness n.
lasting
Adjective
existing or remaining effective for a long time
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lasting - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
permanent
unchangeable - not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life"
ineradicable - not able to be destroyed or rooted out; "ineradicable superstitions"
stable - resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"
2.lasting - existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
durable, long-lasting, long-lived
long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
3.lasting - retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
persistent
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
4.lasting - lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
stable - resistant to change of position or condition; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"
lasting
adjective continuing, long-term, permanent, enduring, remaining, eternal, abiding, long-standing, perennial, lifelong, durable, perpetual, long-lasting, deep-rooted, indelible, unending, undying, unceasing << OPPOSITE passing
Translations
lasting [ˈlɑːstɪŋ] adj → duradero
lasting [ˈlɑːstɪŋ] adj → durable
lasting [ˈlɑːstɪŋ] last adj → dauerhaft
lasting [ˈlɑːstɪŋ] adj → durevole


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To be free-minded and cheerfully disposed, at hours of meat, and of sleep, and of exercise, is one of the best precepts of long lasting.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
I wonder he does not marry, to secure a lasting convenience of that kind.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan--to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations.
Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address by Lincoln, Abraham View in context
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