Lasting

Quick meaning: Lasting is an adjective meaning Persisting for an extended period of time.

Meaning

Persisting for an extended period of time.

More Meanings

1. present participle and gerund of last
2. (shoemaking) The act or process of shaping footwear on a last.
3. (clothing, historical) In full lasting cloth: a durable, plain woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes.
4. (obsolete) Persisting forever.
5. (obsolete) The action or state of persisting; the time during which something or someone persists.

Example Sentences

After World War I it was hoped that a lasting peace had been achieved. It hadn’t.

hasty wroth, and heedlesse hazardry Doe breede repentaunce late, and lasting infamy.

I knew that nought was lasting, but now even Change grows too changeable, without being new:

I was taken to the theatre for the first time when I was six years old, and the experience made a lasting impression on me.

Word Forms

• lastings

Synonyms for lasting

Depending on context, synonyms include abiding, chronic, continuate, diuturnal, durable, durative.

Antonyms for lasting

Common opposites include consumable, dureless, ephemeral, fleeting, nondurable, perishable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include long-lasting, enduring, long-lived, durable, abiding, perpetual.

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