| durable | | |
| adj. | 1. durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived | existing for a long time.; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" |
| ~ long | primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long" |
| adj. | 2. durable, long-wearing | capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay.; "durable denim jeans" |
| ~ serviceable | ready for service or able to give long service.; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics" |
| adj. | 3. durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable | very long lasting.; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" |
| ~ imperishable | not perishable. |
| lasting | | |
| adj. | 1. lasting, permanent | continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place.; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" |
| ~ unchangeable | not changeable or subject to change.; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life" |
| ~ ineradicable | not able to be destroyed or rooted out.; "ineradicable superstitions" |
| ~ abiding, enduring, imperishable | unceasing.; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" |
| ~ ageless, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unceasing, unending, aeonian, eonian | continuing forever or indefinitely.; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" |
| ~ indissoluble | used of decisions and contracts. |
| ~ standing | not created for a particular occasion.; "a standing committee" |
| ~ stable | resistant to change of position or condition.; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" |
| adj. | 2. lasting, persistent | retained; not shed.; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| adj. | 3. lasting | lasting a long time without change.; "a lasting relationship" |
| ~ stable | resistant to change of position or condition.; "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices" |
| perennial | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. perennial | (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more. |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ button snakeroot, eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake's master, rattlesnake master | coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite. |
| adj. | 2. perennial | lasting three seasons or more.; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| adj. | 3. perennial | lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal.; "perennial happiness" |
| ~ long | primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long" |
| adj. | 4. perennial, recurrent, repeated | recurring again and again.; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" |
| ~ continual | occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series.; "the continual banging of the shutters" |
| outlast | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. outlast, outlive, survive | live longer than.; "She outlived her husband by many years" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| persist | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run | continue to exist.; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" |
| ~ continue | exist over a prolonged period of time.; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| ~ carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another. |
| ~ run | occur persistently.; "Musical talent runs in the family" |
| ~ reverberate | have a long or continuing effect.; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" |
| v. (change) | 2. hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist | be persistent, refuse to stop.; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
| ~ obstinate | persist stubbornly.; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments" |
| ~ ask for it, ask for trouble | persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble.; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior" |
| ~ plug, plug away | persist in working hard.; "Students must plug away at this problem" |
| ~ stick with, stick to, follow | keep to.; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
| ~ preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" |
| v. (stative) | 3. persist, remain, stay | stay behind.; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" |
| ~ stick | endure.; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" |
| ~ linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying.; "Her perfume lingered on" |
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