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English Dictionary: durable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for durable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
durable adj existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" Synonym(s): durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; "durable denim jeans" Synonym(s): durable, long-wearing very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" Synonym(s): durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durable \Du"rable\, 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. Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. --Prov. viii. 18. 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}.