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durable

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du·ra·ble  (dr-bl, dyr-)
adj.
1. Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay: a durable fabric.
2. Able to perform or compete over a long period, as by avoiding or overcoming injuries: a durable fullback.
3. Lasting; stable: a durable friendship.
4. Economics Not depleted or consumed by use: durable goods.
n. Economics
A manufactured product, such as an automobile or a household appliance, that can be used over a relatively long period without being depleted or consumed. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin drbilis, from drre, to last; see deu- in Indo-European roots.]

dura·bili·ty, dura·ble·ness n.
dura·bly adv.

durable
Adjective
strong and long-lasting: the car's body was made of a light but durable plastic [Latin durare to last]
durability n
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Adj.1.durable - existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
2.durable - capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; "durable denim jeans"
serviceable - ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
3.durable - very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
imperishable - not perishable

durable
adjective 1. hard-wearing, strong, tough, sound, substantial, reliable, resistant, sturdy, long-lasting << OPPOSITE fragile
adjective 2. enduring, lasting, permanent, continuing, firm, fast, fixed, constant, abiding, dependable, unwavering, unfaltering
Translations
Spanish durable [ˈdjuərəbl] adjduradero
French durable [ˈdjuərəbl] adjdurable; [clothes, metal] → résistant(e)solide
German durable [ˈdjuərəbl] adjhaltbar
Italian durable [ˈdjuərəbl] adjdurevole; [clothes, metal] → resistente

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Human thought discovers a mode of perpetuating itself, not only more durable and more resisting than architecture, but still more simple and easy.
They are jerry-builders who can fashion a toy, but nothing that is durable.
For the odors of ointments are more durable, than those of flowers.
 
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