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) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force, Syn. strength, enduringness, durability, Example:they advertised the durability of their products