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du·ra·ble
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adjective
1.
able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
noun
2.
durables.
durable goods.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Middle French
<
Latin
dūrābilis.
See
dure
2
,
-able
Related forms
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
EXPAND
un·du·ra·b·ly,
adverb
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Synonyms
1.
permanent.
Antonyms
1.
weak, transitory.
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durable
(ˈdjʊərəb
ə
l)
—
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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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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