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
Adjective
perdurable (comparative more perdurable, superlative most perdurable)
- 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
- In Paradyce, that place of pleaſure perdurable
- 1599, 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.
- c. 1521, John Skelton, “Speke Parott”:
Synonyms
- diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
Related terms
French
Derived terms
Further reading
- “perdurable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin perdūrābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾduˈɾable/ [peɾ.ð̞uˈɾa.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: per‧du‧ra‧ble
Derived terms
Further reading
- “perdurable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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