long-lasting

American  

[lawng-las-ting, -lah-sting, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈlæs tɪŋ, -ˈlɑ stɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- /

adjective

1. enduring or existing for a long period of time.

   a long-lasting friendship.

2. effective for a relatively long period of time.

   a long-lasting pain reliever.

3. resisting the effects of wear or use over a long period.

   a long-lasting fabric used for work clothes.

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Etymology

Origin of long-lasting

First recorded in 1520–30

Explanation

Long-lasting things stick around for a while. If the medicine you're taking for your sore throat has long-lasting side effects, they'll affect you for many weeks or even months. A long-lasting relationship lasts for years, and long-lasting makeup stays on your face all day, until you wash it off at night. This adjective can mean that something is durable or resilient, or in other words that it holds up over time. Other things are simply long-lasting by coincidence — they've just been there for a long time.

Example Sentences

Long lasting emergency orders should receive the input of 147 legislators from across Washington state following a public process, allowing the perfection of policies through a collaborative weighing of all the options, alternatives and trade-offs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2021

Long lasting or not, the controversy last week gave the Administration a severe buffeting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Heaven and earth shall fall, Long lasting as they are.

From A Lute of Jade : selections from the classical poets of China by Cranmer-Byng, L. (Launcelot)

Related Words

• abiding
• durable