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   durable

   /ˈdjʊərəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing: "porcelain enamel is strong and durable" Similar long-lastinghard-wearingheavy-dutytoughresistantstrongsturdystoutsoundsubstantialimperishableindestructiblemade to lastwell madestrongly madelastinglong-lastinglong-livedlong-termenduringpersistingpersistentabidingcontinuingconstantstablesecurefastfirmfixeddeep-rootedpermanentunfadingundyingeverlastingOpposite flimsydelicateshort-lived
   • ▪ (of a person) having endurance: "the durable Smith lasted the full eight rounds"

   noun

   • 1. short for consumer durables

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘steadfast’): via Old French from Latin durabilis, from durare ‘to last’ (see duration).

   Derivatives

   • 1. durableness noun
   • 2. durably adverb

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