Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: abiding
IPA transcription: [əb'aɪdɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: abiding, enduring, imperishable
    Meaning: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
Usage examples
  • III. EFFECTS ON THE ABIDING WELFARE OF THE CONSUMER
  • Abiding sources of economic enjoyments are called durable agents.
  • Foxes have holes, in which to slink for rest, The birds of air find shelter in the nest; But He, the Son of Man and Lord of all, Has no abiding place His own to call.
  • Finally, the best economic adjustment must conform to the abiding physical and moral welfare of the user, not to a temporary impulse; and such a choice is far more difficult than that of the temporary good.
  • W. H. Hadow has said some pertinent things about Chopin in "Studies in Modern Music." Yet we cannot accept unconditionally his statement that "in structure Chopin is a child playing with a few simple types, and almost helpless as soon as he advances beyond them; in phraseology he is a master whose felicitous perfection of style is one of the abiding treasures of the art."