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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. existing for a long time;
- Example: "hopes for a durable peace"
- Example: "a long-lasting friendship"
[syn: durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived]

2. capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay;
- Example: "durable denim jeans"
[syn: durable, long-wearing]

3. very long lasting;
- Example: "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"
- Example: "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
[syn: durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Durable \Du"ra*ble\, a. [L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf.
   F. durable. See Dure.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

         Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and
         righteousness.                           --Prov. viii.
                                                  18.
   [1913 Webster]

         An interest which from its object and grounds must be
         so durable.                              --De Quincey.

   Syn: Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing;
        constant; persistent. See Lasting.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

durable
    adj 1: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
           long-lasting friendship" [syn: durable, lasting,
           long-lasting, long-lived]
    2: capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; "durable
       denim jeans" [syn: durable, long-wearing]
    3: very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn
       away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient
       Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: durable,
       indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable]