adjective
existing or continuing for so long a time as to seem fixed or established
his reading made a lasting impression on him
Synonyms: diuturnal, durable, enduring, perdurable, perduring, permanent, stable; compare old 2
Related Word: abiding, continuing, persisting; endless, everlasting, unceasing; continual, continuous, incessant, perennial, unremitting; eternal, sempiternal; indelible, indissoluble, inexhaustible, inexpugnable, inexpungible
Contrasted words: ephemeral, evanescent, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory
Antonyms: fleeting