'Lasting' definitions:

Definition of 'lasting'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" [syn: permanent, lasting] [ant: impermanent, temporary]
adjective
Existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: durable, lasting, long- lasting, long-lived]
adjective
Retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn: persistent, lasting] [ant: caducous, shed]
adjective
Lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"

Definition of 'Lasting'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l[=ae]st, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot.]
  • 1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. [1913 Webster]
  • [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of Love. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lasting'

From: GCIDE
  • Lasting \Last"ing\, a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lasting'

From: GCIDE
  • Lasting \Last"ing\, n.
  • 1. Continuance; endurance. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The act or process of shaping on a last. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'lasting'

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