durable
Meanings
Plural: durables
Adjective Satellite
- existing for a long time
- "hopes for a durable peace"
- capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay
- "durable denim jeans"
- very long lasting
- "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"
- "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
Adj
- Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
Noun
- A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).
Synonyms
indestructible, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-wearing, perdurable, undestroyable
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
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