lasting

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adjective

1. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place (Freq. 2)
- permanent secretary to the president
- permanent address
- literature of permanent value
• Syn:
permanent
• Ant:
impermanent (for: permanent)
• Similar to:
abiding, enduring, imperishable, ageless, aeonian,
eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing,
indissoluble, standing
• See Also:
ineradicable, stable, unchangeable
• Derivationally related forms:
lastingness, permanent (for: permanent), permanency (for: permanent), permanence (for: permanent)
• Attrubites:
permanence, permanency
2. existing for a long time (Freq. 1)
- hopes for a durable peace
- a long-lasting friendship
• Syn:
durable, long-lasting, long-lived
• Similar to:
long
• Derivationally related forms:
lastingness, durability (for: durable)
3. retained;
not shed
- persistent leaves remain attached past maturity
- the persistent gills of fishes
• Syn:
persistent
• Ant:
caducous (for: persistent)
• Derivationally related forms:
lastingness, persist (for: persistent)
• Topics:
biology, biological science
4. lasting a long time without change
- a lasting relationship
• Similar to:
stable
• Derivationally related forms:
lastingness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  persistent, durable, long-lasting, long-lived, permanent
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  caducous, shed, impermanent, temporary