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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

L'ASTING, ppr.
1. Continuing in time; enduring; remaining.
2. a. Durable; of long continuance; that may continue or endure; as a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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]
2: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: durable, lasting, long- lasting, long-lived]
3: retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn: persistent, lasting] [ant: caducous, shed]
4: lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 12th century existing or continuing a long while ; enduring • lastingly adverb • lastingness noun Synonyms: lasting, permanent, durable, stable mean enduring for so long as to seem fixed or established. lasting implies a capacity to continue indefinitely <a book that left a lasting impression on me>. permanent adds usually the implication of being designed or planned to stand or continue indefinitely <permanent living arrangements>. durable implies power to resist destructive agencies <durable fabrics>. stable implies lastingness because of resistance to being overturned or displaced <a stable government>. II. noun Date: 15th century 1. archaic long life 2. a sturdy cotton or worsted cloth used especially in shoes and luggage

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 continuing, permanent. 2 durable. Derivatives: lastingly adv. lastingness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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?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. [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of Love. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lasting Last"ing, a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lasting Last"ing, adv. In a lasting manner.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

You can use lasting to describe a situation, result, or agreement that continues to exist or have an effect for a very long time. We are well on our way to a lasting peace... She left a lasting impression on him. ADJ: usu ADJ n see also last

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Enduring, permanent, abiding, durable, of long continuance.

Moby Thesaurus

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