du·ra·ble

[door-uh-buhl, dyoor-]
adjective
1.
able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
noun
2.
durables, durable goods.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin dūrābilis. See dure2, -able

du·ra·bil·i·ty, du·ra·ble·ness, noun
du·ra·bly, adverb
un·du·ra·bil·i·ty, noun
un·du·ra·ble, adjective
un·du·ra·ble·ness, noun
un·du·ra·b·ly, adverb


1. permanent.


1. weak, transitory.
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durable (ˈdjʊərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
long-lasting; enduring: a durable fabric
 
[C14: from Old French, from Latin dūrābilis, from dūrāre to last; see endure]
 
dura'bility
 
n
 
'durableness
 
n
 
'durably
 
adv

durable (ˈdjʊərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
long-lasting; enduring: a durable fabric
 
[C14: from Old French, from Latin dūrābilis, from dūrāre to last; see endure]
 
dura'bility
 
n
 
'durableness
 
n
 
'durably
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

durable
late 14c., from O.Fr. durable, from L. durabilis "lasting, permanent," from durare "to last, harden" (see endure). Related: Durability.
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Example sentences
Commercially produced herbs and garden herbs may have different flavor and
  durability.
The first aviators adopted leather as their material of choice because of its
  durability, warmth, and good looks.
When her youthful idealism kicked in, its strength and durability more than
  made up for its delayed onset.
It will also probably have less durability as mud bricks do not last as long as
  clay bricks under high temperature conditions.
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