abiding en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).
Meanings
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Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
a deep and abiding hatred of wealth
However, one abiding weakness with such data collection is that people’s beliefs about their speech habits may not necessarily tally with reality.
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 9:Through all their projects, their abiding ethos has been observing and responding to the site and its existing ecology and growth patterns.
2026 May 14, Cyrus Dunham, “Nature's Way”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 106:an abiding belief
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most abiding | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more abiding | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
abidingness · unabiding · abidingly · nonabiding
Synonyms
Translations (9)
it persistente (continuing) · fi pysyvä (continuing) · fr sempiternel (continuing) · nl blijvend (continuing) · fi kestävä (continuing) · fr continuel (continuing) · it duraturo (continuing) · nl voortdurend (continuing) · bg траен, постоянен (continuing)