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Durable vs Durative - What's the difference?

durable | durative |

As adjectives the difference between durable and durative

is that durable is able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring while durative is of or pertaining to duration.

As nouns the difference between durable and durative

is that durable is a durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year while durative is this aspect, or a verb in this aspect; A continuative.

durable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

    • Synonyms

    * permanent

    Antonyms

    * weak * vulnerable * transitory

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (economics) A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
  • *

    • Antonyms

    * nondurable ----

    durative

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of or pertaining to duration.
  • long-lasting
  • (linguistics) Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) This aspect, or a verb in this aspect; A continuative.