*lasting*

n. 1. A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. Amos iv. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the business of one who blasts. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. 1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing without end; immortal; eternal. “The Everlasting God.” Gen. xx1. 33. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . . . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. Gen xvii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

And heard thy everlasting yawn confess
The pains and penalties of idleness. Pope.

Syn. -- Eternal; immortal, interminable; endless; never-ending; infinite; unceasing; uninterrupted; continual; unintermitted; incessant. -- Everlasting, Eternal. Eternal denotes (when taken strictly) without beginning or end of duration; everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the Scriptures in the sense of eternal, but in modern usage is confined to the future, and implies no intermission as well as no end. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whether we shall meet again I know not;
Therefore our everlasting farewell take;
Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Everlasting flower. Sane as Everlasting, n., 3. --
Everlasting pea, an ornamental plant (Lathyrus latifolius) related to the pea; -- so called because it is perennial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity. [ 1913 Webster ]

From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Ps. xc. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle (Xeranthemum anuum) of the French, the cudweeds, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See Lasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an everlasting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being everlasting; endless duration; indefinite duration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending. -- Lasting, Permanent, Durable. Lasting commonly means merely continuing in existence; permanent carries the idea of continuing in the same state, position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of agencies which tend to destroy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Continuance; endurance. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act or process of shaping on a last. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lasting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
Syn. -- durability, enduringness, strength. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Existing or persisting for a long time; as, a long-lasting friendship.
Syn. -- durable, lasting, long-lived. [ WordNet 1.5 ]