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Definition of Durable

1. Adjective. Existing for a long time. "A long-lasting friendship"

2. Adjective. Capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay. "Durable denim jeans"

3. Adjective. Very long lasting. "The perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"

Definition of Durable

1. a. Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.

Definition of Durable

1. Adjective. Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring. ¹

2. Noun. (economics) A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Durable

1. able to withstand wear or decay [adj] : DURABLY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Durable

duppies dupping duppy dupracetam dups dur dolor dura dura mater dura mater cranialis dura mater encephali

dura mater of brain dura mater of spinal cord dura mater spinalis durabilities durability durable (current term) durable-press fabric durable good durable goods durable medical equipment

durable press durableness durablenesses durables durably duraencephalosynangiosis dural dural venous sinuses

Literary usage of Durable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... well adapted to horticulture ; nor are they without a kind of tenacious- clay, which, with little preparation, becomes a durable material for building. ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1763)
"... but the quantity will be much greater ; for this way will yield twenty-fix dunces. оя л durable Gold Colour, communicated io Silver by Dc<w, ..."

3. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"Commencement of the British Intercourse with India; and the Circumstances of its Progress, till the Establishment of the Company on a durable Basis by the ..."

4. Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz (1913)
"The people of this country want peace—a solid, durable peace. This want is acknowledged by both political parties, and both speak of peace as the true end ..."

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