unlasting

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈlæstɪŋ/ UK /ʌnˈlɑːstɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not enduring; transitory

Their fame proved unlasting, fading within a season.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not enduring; transitory transitory fleeting ephemeral transient momentary impermanentshort-lived

Opposites

lasting enduring permanent abiding

Word family

Related forms last lasting everlasting

Etymology

From un- ('not') + lasting, present participle of last (verb), from Old English lǣstan ('to continue, endure, follow'), related to lāst ('footstep, track').

un- Old English lǣstan Old English *laistijaną Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unlasting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈlæstɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈlɑːstɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. not enduring; transitory

## Examples
- Their fame proved unlasting, fading within a season.

## Synonyms
- transitory
- fleeting
- ephemeral
- transient
- momentary
- impermanent
- short-lived

## Antonyms
- lasting
- enduring
- permanent
- abiding

## Related Forms
- last
- lasting
- everlasting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: lǣstan
- Root: *laistijaną

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + lasting, present participle of last (verb), from Old English lǣstan ('to continue, endure, follow'), related to lāst ('footstep, track').

## AI Etymology
Unlasting is from un- ('not') + lasting, present participle of last (verb), from Old English lǣstan ('to continue, endure, follow'), related to lāst ('footstep, track'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), lǣstan (Old English), and *laistijaną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not enduring; transitory. The wider family includes related words such as last, lasting, and everlasting.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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