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long-lasting

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Persisting or enduring for a long time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This long-lasting gum keeps its flavor for almost an hour.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: durable, lasting, abiding, chronic, continuate, diuturnal, durative, endurable, enduring, extending, hard-wearing, long-drawn-out, long-lasting, long-lived, longevitous, longevous, longsome, perdurable, persistent, prolonged, protracted

Antonyms: short-lived, ephemeral, abiding, chronic, continuate, diuturnal, durable, durative, endurable, enduring, extending, hard-wearing, lasting, long-drawn-out, long-lasting, long-lived, longevitous, longevous, longsome, perdurable, persistent, prolonged, protracted

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

existing for a long time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hopes for a durable peace
  • a long-lasting friendship

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: durable, lasting, long-lived

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَائِم طَوِيْلًا (dā’im ṭawīlan) — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Catalan: de llarga durada — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Finnish: kestävä — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Finnish: pitkäikäinen — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Finnish: pitkäkestoinen — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Galician: perdurábel — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • German: langlebig — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • German: nachhaltig — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • German: dauerhaft — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • German: lang anhaltend — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • German: ausdauernd — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • German: haltbar — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Greek: μακροχρόνιος (makrochrónios) — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Ancient Greek: μακροχρόνιος (makrokhrónios) — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Ancient Greek: πολυχρόνιος (polukhrónios) — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Old Irish: cían — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Italian: duraturo — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Latin: diūtinus — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Latin: diūturnus — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Māori: matatū — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Māori: tautini — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Plautdietsch: duarhauft — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Polish: długotrwały — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Scottish Gaelic: buan — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Spanish: dilatado — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Spanish: de larga duración — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Tocharian B: eṃṣketstse — persisting or enduring for a long time
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاینده (payende, payanda) — persisting or enduring for a long time
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