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Dictionary: last·ing   (lăs'tĭng) pronunciation
 
adj.

Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring: a lasting peace.

n.

A sturdy twilled fabric.

lastingly last'ing·ly adv.
lastingness last'ing·ness n.
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Thesaurus: lasting
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adjective

    Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time: abiding, continuing, durable, enduring, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, old, perdurable, perennial, permanent, persistent. See continue/stop/pause.

 
Antonyms: lasting
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adj

Definition: enduring, unending
Antonyms: ceasing, ending, ephemeral, fleeting, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient


 
WordNet: lasting
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
  Synonym: permanent

Meaning #2: existing for a long time
  Synonyms: durable, long-lasting, long-lived

Meaning #3: (biology) retained; not shed
  Synonym: persistent

Meaning #4: lasting a long time without change

Meaning #5: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time
  Synonyms: everlasting, eternal, eonian, aeonian


 
Translations: Lasting
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - varig, vedvarende, holdbar, drøj, som forslår godt
n. - drejlsvævet stof, oppinding

Nederlands (Dutch)
blijvend, duurzaam, bestendig

Français (French)
adj. - durable, sérieux, irréparable
n. - sérieux, durabilité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - haltbar, dauerhaft, nachhaltig
n. - Dauer, Prunell

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαρκής, μόνιμος, ανθεκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
durevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - duradouro, persistente, estável

Русский (Russian)
длительный, крепкий, длительность, прочность

Español (Spanish)
adj. - duradero, perdurable, permanente
n. - sempiterno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ihållande, varaktig, hållbar, lasting (starkt tyg för skofoder)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
持久的, 永恒的, 永久的, 厚实斜纹织物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 持久的, 永恆的, 永久的
n. - 厚實斜紋織物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 오래가는 , 영구 불변한, 내구력이 있는
n. - 굉장히 질긴 직물, 튼튼한 나사의 일종

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 永続する, 長持ちする
n. - ラスティング

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) باق, دائم, ثابت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ממושך, מתמיד, קיים, מחזיק מעמד, קבוע, נצחי‬
n. - ‮בד חזק, עמיד, ארוג בצפיפות‬


 
 
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