durabilityn.
/djʊərəˈbɪlɪti/ The quality of being durable.
1. Continuance; lastingness, permanence.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [noun]
durabilityc1374
duringc1374
lastingnessa1398
perdurance1508
permanence1509
durancea1513
permanency1555
durableness1587
indeficiency1614
duration1637
durancy1647
indelibleness1655
unfailingnessa1656
undissolution1662
permanentness1727
persistency1833
out-take1866
c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) iii. pr. xi. 78 By the whiche is sustenyd the longe durablete of mortal thinges.
c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. (1898) 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.
a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 469 The Prophets..assign the character of perpetual durability thereto.
1812 I. D'Israeli Calam. Auth. II. 331 Pope hesitated at deciding on the durability of his poetry.
1891 Spectator 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.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [noun] > durability
tack1412
durableness1579
durability1593
durance1599
duration1637
wearability1927
1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. vi. 58 Stones, though in dignitie of nature inferiour vnto plants, yet exceede them in..durabilitie of being.
1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. II. xx. 411 Colours..greatly superior both in beauty and durability.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xx. 141 The great density and durability of the rock.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator iii. 184 Where doors are required to combine strength, beauty and durability.
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