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lastingness

/ˈlɑːstɪŋnɪs/US/ˈlæstɪŋnɪs/

lastingness noun: the property of lasting; duration, permanence.

Noun

lastingness (uncountable)

  1. The property of lasting; duration, permanence.
    • The lightes, doores and staires, rather directed to the use of the guest, then to the eye of the Artificer: and yet as the one cheefly heeded, so the other not neglected; each place handsome without curiositie, and homely without lothsomnes: not so daintie as not to be trode on, nor yet slubberd up...c. 1580 (date written), Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New...
    • Now lastingnesse [translating durée] is not an accession unto wisdome.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Examples of lastingness in a sentence

  • The intercession of Christ, and the lastingness of it, is a sure token of the salvation of them that come unto God by him.1692, John Bunyan, “Christ a Complete Saviour”, in George Offor, editor, Little Books by John Bunyan, published 1873, page 121:
  • So had the Mintips, a mint sweet with the elasticity and lastingness of rubber.1961, V[idiadhar] S[urajprasad] Naipaul, chapter 4, in A House for Mr Biswas, Part One, Vintage International, published 2001:
  • That, that lastingness, that memorability (“quotability” is the word often used), that’s probably the best barometer.2013 February 23, Adam Fleischer, “The 13 Best Rap Verses of 2013”, in Complex, archived from the original on 06 May 2017:

Synonyms of lastingness

Antonyms

Origin of lastingness

From lasting + -ness.

Questions about lastingness

What does lastingness mean?
Lastingness means the property of lasting; duration, permanence.
How do you use lastingness in a sentence?
The intercession of Christ, and the lastingness of it, is a sure token of the salvation of them that come unto God by him.
What part of speech is lastingness?
Lastingness is a noun.
How do you pronounce lastingness?
Lastingness is pronounced /ˈlɑːstɪŋnɪs/ (UK).

Words near lastingness in the dictionary

  1. lasting out
  2. Lastinger
  3. Lastingers
  4. Lastingham
  5. lastingly
  6. lastingness
  7. lastings
  8. lastling
  9. lastlings
  10. lastly
  11. lastmaker

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