'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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding,
- adamantine,
- age-long,
- aged,
- alive,
- ancient,
- antique,
- assiduous,
- bulky,
- cartilaginous,
- changeless,
- chewy,
- chronic,
- chronological,
- cohesive,
- constant,
- continual,
- continuing,
- continuous,
- coriaceous,
- dense,
- diligent,
- diuturnal,
- dogged,
- drawn-out,
- durable,
- durational,
- durative,
- eidetic,
- endless,
- enduring,
- eternal,
- evergreen,
- everlasting,
- extended,
- faithful,
- fibrous,
- firm,
- fixed,
- fresh,
- frozen,
- green,
- gristly,
- hard,
- hardy,
- heavy,
- immobile,
- immutable,
- inalterable,
- incessant,
- incommutable,
- inconvertible,
- indefatigable,
- indefeasible,
- indelible,
- indissoluble,
- indomitable,
- industrious,
- inert,
- insistent,
- insusceptible of change,
- intact,
- interminable,
- intransient,
- intransmutable,
- invariable,
- inveterate,
- invincible,
- inviolate,
- irretrievable,
- irreversible,
- irrevocable,
- kept in remembrance,
- languishing,
- leatherlike,
- leathery,
- lengthened,
- lingering,
- long,
- long-continuing,
- long-drawn,
- long-drawn-out,
- long-lasting,
- long-lived,
- long-pending,
- long-standing,
- long-term,
- long-winded,
- longeval,
- longevous,
- loyal,
- macrobiotic,
- marathon,
- massive,
- never-tiring,
- noble,
- nonreturnable,
- nonreversible,
- obstinate,
- of long duration,
- of long standing,
- old,
- overlong,
- patient,
- patient as Job,
- perdurable,
- perduring,
- perennial,
- permanent,
- perpetual,
- perseverant,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- persisting,
- pertinacious,
- plodding,
- plugging,
- preoccupied,
- prolonged,
- protracted,
- quiescent,
- rapt,
- recalled,
- recollected,
- relentless,
- remaining,
- remembered,
- resistant,
- resolute,
- retained,
- reverseless,
- rigid,
- ropy,
- rugged,
- sedulous,
- sempervirent,
- sempiternal,
- sinewy,
- single-minded,
- sleepless,
- slogging,
- solid,
- sound,
- spun-out,
- stable,
- static,
- stationary,
- staying,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- stiff,
- stout,
- stretched-out,
- stringy,
- strong,
- stubborn,
- sturdy,
- sustained,
- temporal,
- tenacious,
- tireless,
- torpid,
- tough,
- tough as leather,
- unabating,
- unalterable,
- unalterative,
- unaltered,
- unceasing,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unchecked,
- unconquerable,
- undaunted,
- undeflectable,
- undestroyed,
- undeviating,
- undiscouraged,
- undrooping,
- undying,
- unfading,
- unfailing,
- unfaltering,
- unflagging,
- unflinching,
- unforgotten,
- unintermitting,
- uninterrupted,
- unmodifiable,
- unnodding,
- unrelaxing,
- unrelenting,
- unremitting,
- unrestorable,
- unreturnable,
- unshifting,
- unsleeping,
- unsusceptible,
- unswerving,
- untiring,
- unvariable,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- unwavering,
- unwearied,
- unwearying,
- unwinking,
- unyielding,
- utterly attentive,
- vigorous,
- viscid,
- vital,
- vivid,
- weariless,
- well-built,
- well-constructed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-made,
- wiry
Words containing 'Lasting'
- At last,
- At the last,
- Last,
- Laste,
- Lasted,
- Lastingly,
- Lastly,
- To the last,
- last out,
- At the last gasp,
- Darning last,
- First or last,
- Last Supper,
- Last heir,
- Last resort,
- The last cast,
- The last chance,
- at long last,
- cobbler's last,
- every last,
- first and last,
- last but not least,
- last day,
- last frontier,
- last gasp,
- last half,
- last hurrah,
- last in first out,
- last judgement,
- last judgment,
- last laugh,
- last mentioned,
- last mile,
- last minute,
- last name,
- last not least,
- last quarter,
- last respects,
- last rites,
- last straw,
- last word,
- long lasting,
- shoemaker's last,
- On one's last legs,
- To breathe one's last,
- To die in the last ditch,
- To put the last hand to,
- custer's last stand,
- last-ditch,
- last-minute,
- last-place,
- long-lasting,
- next-to-last,
- trade-last