lasting
1. last.ing \'las-tin-le-\ aj : existing or continuing a long while :
ENDURING uring for so long as to seem fixed or established. LASTING implies
a capacity often surprising or unexpected to continue indefinitely {lasting
stain} PERMANENT adds usu. the implication of being designed or planned to
stand or continue indefinitely {permanent arrangement} DURABLE implies
power to resist destructive agencies; STABLE implies lastingness because of
resistance to being overturned or displaced - last.ing.ly av SYN syn
LASTING, PERMANENT, DURABLE, STABLE mean end
2. lasting n [1lasting] archaic 1: long life 2: a sturdy cotton or
worsted cloth used esp. in shoes and luggage