Longlasting

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Existing or continuing for an extended period without significant change or disappearance
2. Remaining effective or stable over a lengthy duration without fading or ending
3. Enduring through a long span of time with persistent presence or durability

Etymology: "Longlasting" is simply the closed-up spelling of "long-lasting," and the hyphenated form is the one standard dictionaries treat as primary. The word is a compound of "long" and the present participle "lasting," with the sense of "continuing for a considerable time." "Long" comes from Old English "lang," and "last" comes from Old English "læstan," meaning to continue or endure, which is also the root of the adjective "lasting." The compound follows a pattern English has used for centuries, pairing an adjective with a participle to describe how something holds up over time, as in "long-running" or "long-standing." Because the two parts are so transparent, the word needed no special coinage; its meaning is simply the sum of its parts. Its main practical story is one of spelling: writers and publishers have alternated between the hyphenated, spaced, and closed forms, and the closed form appears mainly where the hyphen has been dropped as a word settles into common use.

Synonyms: durable, enduring, lasting, perpetual, stable

Antonyms: temporary, short-lived, transient, ephemeral, fleeting