abiding

Etymology 1

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

adj

1. Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
   an abiding belief
   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

verb

1. present participle and gerund of abide

Etymology 2

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

noun

1. The action of one who abides; the state of an abider.
2. (obsolete) An abode.