lasting
adjective
continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable.
lastingness
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a word derived from
lasting.
Example Sentences
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Anciently created as single-chamber tombs, dolmens dot the Danish landscape, and during the Romantic era became emblems of home pride, of national strength and lastingness.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
For American originalists, in particular, Magna Carta has a special lastingness.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 13, 2015
Mystery is part of his beauty and his lastingness.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2014
The lastingness of furniture under fair treatment is astonishing.
From The Grim Smile of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold
Perhaps our feelings obey the laws of nature as to the lastingness of her creations; to a long life a long childhood.
From Ursula by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
