lastingness
/ˈlæstɪŋnɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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 with good felowshippe: all more lasting then beautifull, but that the consideration of the exceeding lastingnesse made the eye beleeve it was exceeding beautifull."
- "Now lastingnesse [translating durée] is not an accession unto wisdome."
- "The intercession of Christ, and the lastingness of it, is a sure token of the salvation of them that come unto God by him."
- "The Paradise Plums had dwindled substantially. So had the Mintips, a mint sweet with the elasticity and lastingness of rubber."
- "There are any number of components that can contribute to a noteworthy verse. From the style to the substance, from the writing to the delivery, a lot is at play to create a lasting verse and its performance. That, that lastingness, that memorability (“quotability” is the word often used), that’s probably the best barometer. Can an artist write a rhyme, and recite in a way, that everyone will always remember?"
Etymology
Etymology tree English lasting Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lastingness From lasting + -ness.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlæstɪŋnɪs/
- British English: /ˈlɑːstɪŋnɪs/