DURABLE, DURABILITY
ADJECTIVES
► ANSWERABLE durable, lasting → 1887 Eng. dial.
► DUREFUL durable, lasting, enduring, continuing → 1594 obs.
► ENDURABLE durable, long-lasting, dependable → 1887 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► LASTY durable, long-lasting, enduring → 1882 Amer. dial.
► MADWALLIE durable, strong, well-constructed → 1930 Sc.
► PERDURABLE of a material thing: able to withstand wear or damage; durable, hard-wearing → 1425
► STANCHEOUS strong; durable → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► DURANCE durability; lasting quality → 1599 obs.