perdurable

English

Etymology

From Middle English perdurable, from Old French pardurable, from Medieval Latin perdūrābilis, from Latin perdurāre (to endure), from per- (throughout) + durare (to last).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/, /pə(ɹ)ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/, /pə(ɹ)ˈdʒɔːɹəbəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈdʊəɹəbəl/

Adjective

perdurable (comparative more perdurable, superlative most perdurable)

  1. very durable; long-lasting
    • c. 1521, John Skelton, Speke Parott:
      In Paradyce, that place of pleaſure perdurable
      The progeny of parrottis, were fayre and fauorable
    • 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
      O perdurable shame! Let's stab our selues.
    • 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.
    • 2023, Mastroianni, Adam M., Gilbert, Daniel T, “The illusion of moral decline”, in Nature, 618 782-789 (2023):
      Together, our studies show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced.

Synonyms

French

Adjective

perdurable (plural perdurables)

  1. perdurable

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin perdūrābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾduˈɾable/ [peɾ.ð̞uˈɾa.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: per‧du‧ra‧ble

Adjective

perdurable m or f (masculine and feminine plural perdurables)

  1. durable
    Synonyms: durable, duradero

Derived terms

Further reading

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