perdurable

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin perdurare (“to endure”), from per- (“throughout”) + durare (“to last”).

Adjective

perdurable (comparative more perdurable, superlative most perdurable)

1. very durable; long-lasting

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

   • 1937, Ezra Pound, ABC Of Reading:

     There is one quality which unites all great and perdurable writers, you don't NEED schools and colleges to keep 'em alive.

Related terms

• perdurably
• perdurability

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French

Adjective

perdurable (plural perdurables)

1. perdurable

Derived terms

• perdurablement

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Spanish

Adjective

perdurable m or f (masculine and feminine plural perdurables)

1. durable

Synonyms

• durable
• duradero