Durable
['djʊərəb(ə)l] or ['dʊrəbl]
Definition
(adj.) existing for a long time; 'hopes for a durable peace'; 'a long-lasting friendship' .
(adj.) 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.) capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; 'durable denim jeans' .
Typist: Ruth--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Inputed by Boris
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Permanent, lasting, abiding, continuing, constant, stable.
Typist: Serena
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Lasting, permanent, stable, persistent, abiding, constant, continuing
ANT:Evanescent, transient, impermanent, unstable
Checker: Virgil
Definition
adj. able to last or endure: hardy: permanent.—ns. Dur′ableness Durabil′ity quality of being durable: power of resisting decay.—adv. Dur′ably.—ns. Dur′ance continuance: imprisonment: duress; Dur′ant a strong cloth in imitation of buff-leather; Durā′tion continuance in time: time indefinitely: power of continuance.
Editor: Manuel
Examples
- These photographs, which may be considered the first durable ones that had been obtained, were, with one exception, taken on plates made of pewter. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The expense, too, which is laid out in durable commodities, is favourable not only to accumulation, but to frugality. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This paint gives a very durable and pliant covering, which does not melt in the greatest heat of summer nor crack or break in the greatest cold. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It must depend upon durable principles of the mind, which extend over the whole conduct, and enter into the personal character. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Granite supplies the most durable materials for building, as many of the ancient Egyptian monuments testify. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Wood treated in this way is very durable. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- These alone are durable enough to affect our sentiments concerning the person. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The bottom is floored with maple and covered with a specially prepared pit mat, durable, yet soft, so as not to damage the balls and pins falling upon it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He felt that he, himself, Gerald, had harder and more durable truths than any the other man knew. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- As made today by the leading manufacturers, it is simple, durable and easy to operate and care for. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The land constitutes by far the greatest, the most important, and the most durable part of the wealth of every extensive country. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The great necessity for more durable carbons became a desideratum so urgent that the tireless inventor decided to commission another explorer to search the tropical jungles of the Orient. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The effect of such regulations, however, is not near so durable in sinking the workman's wages below, as in raising them above their natural rate. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I am laying down good intentions, which I believe durable as flint. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He knew also how strong and durable it was. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Checked by Desmond