Meaning of long-lasting in English:

adjective

• Enduring or having endured for a long period of time.

  ‘long-lasting effects’

  ‘a long-lasting friendship’

  More example sentences

  • ‘They suggest using a powder, applied with a fine but firm brush, for the most natural and long-lasting effect.’
  • ‘A large number also suffer long-lasting psychological and emotional effects from being threatened or attacked.’
  • ‘The infection causes severe itching but no long-lasting effects.’
  • ‘It's only quite recently that the long-lasting and devastating effects of such chemicals on wildlife have come to light.’
  • ‘My own experience was less dramatic, but it had a deep and long-lasting effect.’

  Synonyms

  enduring, lasting, long-lived, long-running, long-established, long-standing, lifelong

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