perdurable
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English perdurable, from Old French pardurable, from Medieval Latin perdūrābilis, from Latin perdurāre (“to endure”), from per- (“throughout”) + durare (“to last”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/, /pə(ɹ)ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/, /pə(ɹ)ˈdʒɔːɹəbəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈdʊəɹəbəl/
Adjective edit
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
- 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.
- 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 edit
- diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
Related terms edit
French edit
Adjective edit
perdurable (plural perdurables)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “perdurable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin perdūrābilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
perdurable m or f (masculine and feminine plural perdurables)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “perdurable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014