n. [ L. durabilitas. ] The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness. [ 1913 Webster ]
A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our minds by the size, its height, . . . its antiquity, and its durability. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf. F. durable. See Dure. ] Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring;
Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. Prov. viii. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]
An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable. De Quincey.
n. Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability. [ 1913 Webster ]
The durableness of the metal that supports it. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a lasting manner; with long continuance. [ 1913 Webster ]