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dureless

dureless adjective: not lasting.

Adjective

dureless (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Not lasting.
    • Unlasting passion, soon outworn conceit,
      Whereon I built, and on so dureless trust!a. 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, The 21st and Last Book of the Ocean, to Cynthia

Origin of dureless

Compare endure, duration, etc. See -less.

Questions about dureless

What does dureless mean?
Dureless means not lasting.
What part of speech is dureless?
Dureless is an adjective.

Words near dureless in the dictionary

  1. durectomies
  2. durectomy
  3. dured
  4. dureful
  5. dureing
  6. dureless
  7. Durell
  8. Durells
  9. Duren
  10. Durendal
  11. durene

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