English Explanatory Dictionary

lasting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Persisting for an extended period of time.
  2. Persisting forever.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of last
noun
  1. In full lasting cloth: a durable, plain woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes.
  2. The act or process of shaping footwear on a last.
  3. The action or state of persisting; the time during which something or someone persists.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɑːstɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lasting.wav /ˈlastɪŋ/ /ˈlastɪn/ /ˈlæstɪŋ/ /ˈleəstɪŋ/

Word forms

lasting more lasting most lasting lastings

Synonyms

abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable durative endurable enduring extending hard-wearing lasting long-drawn-out long-lasting longevous longsome perdurable persistent prolonged protracted eternal everlasting ageful agelong amaranthine celestial endless eterne everduring evergreen eviternal forever heavenly imperishable indesinent never-ending perennial permanent perpetual perpetuate sempiternal timeless unending undeadly undying continuance duration endurance

Antonyms

consumable dureless ephemeral fleeting nondurable perishable short-lived transient transitory undurable unlasting

Related words

indurable lastingly lastingness tolerable

Derived words

lastingly lastingness long-lasting unlasting
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