Durableness
51durability — [n] sturdiness over time backbone, constancy, durableness, endurance, grit, guts*, gutsiness, hard as nails*, heart*, imperishability, intestinal fortitude, lastingness, moxie*, permanence, persistence, stamina, starch*, staying power*, stick to… …
52durable — adj. & n. adj. 1 capable of lasting; hard wearing. 2 (of goods) not for immediate consumption; able to be kept. n. (in pl.) durable goods. Derivatives: durability n. durableness n. durably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L durabilis f. durare endure… …
