ˈd(y)u̇rəbəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last, endure + -abilis -able — more at dure
: able to exist for a long time with retention of original qualities, abilities, or capabilities : lasting , enduring , unchangeable , strong
traditional controversies between member nations … must be settled before there can be created the general goodwill that makes economic union durable — Alan Valentine
the durable Michelangelo who lived to be 89 — Time
the less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form the valley
the small body of durable poetry written in our time — T.S.Eliot
— compare perdurable