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durable
- /ˈdʊɹəbəl/ US
- /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/ UK
- /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/ British, English, colloquial
Where it comes from
From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).
adjective more durable · most durable
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Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
Near-synonyms: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing; see also Thesaurus:lasting
Similar: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing, abiding, chronic, continuate, diuturnal, durable, standing, durative, endurable · Opposite: undurable, nondurable, unlasting, ephemeral, transient, transitory, consumable, perishable, abiding, chronic, continuate, diuturnal
noun durables
- A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year. In a frictionless world with perfect rental markets, there is an unambiguous cost associated with the use of a durable for a single period.
Opposite: nondurable
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lasting, long-lasting, perdurable, long-lived, imperishable, serviceable, indestructible, long, long-wearing, sustained, abiding, enduring, hard-wearing, long-life, continuing, long-term
noun
Opposite: nondurable
Translations
Every language
adj able to resist wear; enduring
| Español | durable |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 固い katai, 強い tsuyoi, 丈夫な jōbu na |
| 中文 | 耐用 nàiyòng, 耐久 nàijiǔ, 耐穿 nàichuān |
| Português | duradouro, duradoiro, durável |
| Français | durable |
| Deutsch | strapazierfähig, haltbar, dauerhaft |
| Italiano | durabile |
| Ελληνικά | ανθεκτικός anthektikós, γερός gerós |
| Română | trainic, durabil |
| Русский | про́чный próčnyj, надёжный nadjóžnyj, сто́йкий stójkij, долгове́чный dolgovéčnyj |
| العربية | متين |
noun durable thing
| 中文 | 耐用品 nàiyòngpǐn |
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