HyperDic: lasting

English > 4 senses of the word lasting:
ADJECTIVEalllasting, permanentcontinuing or enduring without marked change in status / status or condition or place
alllasting, durable, long-lasting, long-livedexisting for a long time
alllasting, persistentretained
alllastinglasting a long time without change
lasting > pronunciation
Soundslae'stihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > lasting: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaningcontinuing or enduring without marked change in status / status or condition or place.
Synonympermanent
Attribute ofpermanence, permanencyThe property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
Narrowerabiding, enduring, imperishableunceasing
ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasingContinuing forever or indefinitely
indissolubleUsed of decisions and contracts
standingnot created for a particular occasion
See alsoineradicablenot able to be destroyed or rooted out
stableresistant to change of position or condition
unchangeablenot changeable or subject to change
Oppositeimpermanent, temporarynot permanent
Spanishestable, fijo, permanente
Catalanestable, fixe, permanent
Nounslastingnesspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress / stress or force
English > lasting: 4 senses > adjective 2
MeaningExisting for a long time.
Example "a long-lasting friendship"
Synonymsdurable, long-lasting, long-lived
Broaderlongprimarily temporal sense
Spanishdurable, duradero, longevo, perdurable
Catalandurador, longeu
Nounslastingnesspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress / stress or force
English > lasting: 4 senses > adjective 3
MeaningRetained; not shed.
Synonympersistent
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Oppositecaducous, shedshed at an early stage / stage of development
Spanishduradero, persistente
Catalandurador, persistent
Nounslastingnesspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress / stress or force
English > lasting: 4 senses > adjective 4
Meaninglasting a long time without change.
Example"a lasting relationship"
Broaderstableresistant to change of position or condition
Spanishduradero
Catalandurador
Nounslastingnesspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress / stress or force

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