durable

Adjective
Synonyms: lastinglong-lastinglong-livedlong-wearingindestructibleperdurableundestroyable

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. existing for a long time“hopes for a durable peace”“a long-lasting friendship”Synonyms: lastinglong-lastinglong-lived
  2. capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay“durable denim jeans”Synonyms: 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”Synonyms: indestructibleperdurableundestroyable
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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