abiding meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

abiding

adj

US /əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/

Etymology Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).

Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.

an abiding belief
a deep and abiding hatred of wealth

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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 23, Cyrus Dunham, “Nature's Way”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 106:

Synonyms: diuturnal, prolonged
Derived terms: abidingly, abidingness, nonabiding, unabiding

abiding

noun

Etymology From Middle English abydynge, abidynge, -inge [verbal noun of abiden, abyden (“to abide”)], from Old English abīdung; or, verbal noun from abide (verb) + -ing.

The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.

Obsolete An abode.