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durable
English
Etymology
From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin d?r?bilis (“lasting, permanent”), from d?r? (“harden, make hard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d(j)????b?l/
Adjective
durable (comparative more durable, superlative most durable)
- Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.
Synonyms
- permanent
Antonyms
- weak
- vulnerable
- transitory
Translations
Noun
durable (plural durables)
- (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
Antonyms
- nondurable
Translations
Anagrams
- delubra
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin d?r?bilis.
Adjective
durable (epicene, plural durables)
- durable (able to resist wear; enduring)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin d?r?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /du??a.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /du??a.ble/
Adjective
durable (masculine and feminine plural durables)
- durable
- Synonym: durador
Related terms
- durabilitat
Further reading
- “durable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “durable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “durable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “durable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?r?bilis. See durer and -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
durable (plural durables)
- durable
- sustainable
Related terms
- durabilité
- durablement
- développement durable
See also
- écologique, vert
Further reading
- “durable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin d?r?bilis.
Adjective
durable (plural durables)
- durable
- Synonyms: duradero, perdurable
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perpetual
English
Alternative forms
- perpetuall (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from peto.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??p?t?u?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??p?t???l/, /p??p?tj??l/
- Hyphenation: per?pet?u?al
Adjective
perpetual (not comparable)
- Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time
- Synonyms: continuant, persistent
- Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration
- Continuing; uninterrupted
- Synonyms: continuous, nonstop
- (botany) Flowering throughout the growing season
Derived terms
- perpetual motion
Related terms
- perpetuate
Translations
References
Further reading
- perpetual at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p??.p?.tu?al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?r.p?.tu?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pe?.pe.tu?al/
Adjective
perpetual (masculine and feminine plural perpetuals)
- perpetual
- Synonym: perpetu
Derived terms
- perpetualment
Further reading
- “perpetual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “perpetual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “perpetual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “perpetual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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