lastingness

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lastingness

/ˈlɑːstɪŋnɪs/ UK
/ˈlæstɪŋnɪs/ US

noun

uncountable 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
Similar: abidingness, protractedness, permanence, durativeness, enduringness, lastingness, lengthiness, longness, longsomeness

Opposite: endlessness, transience

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Opposite: endlessness, transience

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"lastingness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lastingness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lastingness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lastingness

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"lastingness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lastingness.

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@misc{lastingness_2026,
  title = {lastingness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lastingness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}