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dur

/dur/

Rhymes with -ur

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French dur, from Latin dūrus (“hard”).

adjective dură · duri · dure · dur

masculine, neuter hard, tough
Similar: tare
masculine, neuter rough, harsh, severe
Similar: aspru, sever

In English

hard resistant to pressure
rough not smooth
stern having a hardness and severity of nature or manner
stark (obsolete) hard, firm; obdurate
badass having an extreme appearance, etc., considered admirable
harshly in a harsh manner; severely

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@misc{dur_2026,
  title = {dur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}