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Antonyms for lasting

Grammar : Adj
Spell : las-ting, lah-sting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæs tɪŋ, ˈlɑ stɪŋ

Definition of lasting

Origin :
  • "following all others," from Old English latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superlative of læt (see late). Cognate with Old Frisian lest, Dutch laatst, Old High German laggost, German letzt. Meaning "most recent" is from c.1200. The noun, "last person or thing," is c.1200, from the adjective. Last hurrah is from the title of Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel. Last word "final, definitive statement" is from 1650s. A dying person's last words so called by 1740. As an adjective, last-minute attested from 1913. Last-chance (adj.) is from 1962.
  • adj enduring, unending
Example sentences :
  • A period of quiescence then followed, lasting until, we will say, 1865.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • There is a man here who has earned a lasting place in our hearts and in our history.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • I did not even tell her that I owed the worst and most lasting of my wounds to Philip.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • May my attachment to her be pure as devotion, and lasting as immortal life!
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Surely what they prized so highly must have had real and lasting worth?
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Such likings at first sight often ripen into lasting friendships.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • She loved him with a pure, devoted, absolute, and lasting affection.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • "Lalla Rookh," and his "Irish Melodies" have won for him a lasting fame as a poet.
  • Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
  • The batteries had an excellent chance of lasting longer than he would.
  • Extract from : « Satellite System » by Horace Brown Fyfe
  • This point is very important if a monogamous union is to be lasting.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Synonyms for lasting

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