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durability|djʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[a. obs. F. durabilité, ad. late L. dūrābilitāt-em (Palladius), f. dūrābilis durable.]
The quality of being durable.
1. Continuance; lastingness, permanence.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. iii. pr. xi. 78 (Camb. MS.) By the whiche is sustenyd the longe durablete of mortal thinges. c1400tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. (E.E.T.S.) 67 Þat all delitable þinges of þys world..þat þay ben alle for long⁓lastynge of durabilyte..lyflode for lastynge ys to be had, and noght durabilite for liflode. a1677Barrow Serm. Wks. 1687 I. 164 The Prophets..assign the character of perpetual durability thereto. 1812D'Israeli Calam. Auth. (1867) 224 Pope hesitated at deciding on the durability of his poetry. 1891Spectator 27 June, Nor has there ever been an explanation of this durability in the Jew..which in the least satisfies or convinces any reflecting mind.
2. Capability of withstanding decay or wear.
a1600Hooker (J.), Stones, though in dignity of nature inferior unto plants, yet exceed them in..durability of being. 1794G. Adams Nat. & Exp. Philos. II. xx. 370 Colours..greatly superior both in beauty and durability. 1860Tyndall Glac. i. xx, The great density and durability of the rock. 1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. iii. 184 Where doors are required to combine strength, beauty and durability. |