lasting
lasting Lexical Profile
lasting Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Enduring or able to endure over a long period of time; continuing or permanent in effect.
"The peace treaty helped establish a lasting friendship between the two neighboring nations."
• noun
Endurance, continuance, or permanence over time.
"The ancient stone monument is a testament to the lasting of well-crafted architecture."
The process of shaping a shoe or boot by stretching the upper material over a wooden or metal form called a last.
"Careful lasting ensures that the leather conforms smoothly to the contour of the foot."
A sturdy, closely woven woolen or worsted fabric formerly used for making women's shoes and covering buttons.
"In the nineteenth century, shoemakers frequently used black lasting for the uppers of light boots."
• Rhymes for lasting
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Middle English participial form 'lastinge', from the Old English verb 'læstan' (to continue, endure, or follow a track), ultimately from the Proto-Germanic root '*laistijanan' meaning 'to follow a track'.