durity noun2 •(no longer used) hardness; firmnessit cometh short of their compactness and durity; and, therefore, requireth not the emery, as the saphire, granite, and topaz, but will receive impression from steel, in a manner like the turquoise. — 1650 •(no longer used) harshness; cruelty[…]surrendred to the said John by the said William by durity and menaces — 1689
