durable
/ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/US/ˈdʊɹəbəl/
durable adjective: able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
Adjective
durable (comparative more durable, superlative most durable)
- Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
- Near-synonyms: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing; see also Thesaurus:lasting
- durable batteries
- Synonyms:
- persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing, abiding, chronic, continuate, diuturnal, standing, durative
- Antonyms:
- undurable, nondurable, unlasting, ephemeral, transient, transitory, consumable, perishable, abiding, chronic
Noun
durable (plural 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.1989, Robert A. Pollak, The theory of the cost-of-living index, page 188
durable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
durable in Hindi
- durable, tough
- टिकाऊ ṭikāū
durable in Tamil
- நீடுழை, நீடித்து உழைக்கக்கூடிய, நீடித்துழைக்கக்கூடிய, நிலைத்து நிற்கக்கூடிய
durable in Marathi
- durable, lasting
- टिकाऊ ṭikāū
durable in Urdu
- durable, firm, solid, bold
- استوار ustuvār
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- durable in Bengali
- দৃঢ় dɾiṛho
- durable in Telugu
- మన్నికైన mannikaina
- durable in Malayalam
- നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന, ഈടുനിൽക്കുന്ന, ഉറപ്പുള്ള
- durable in Kannada
- ಬಹುಕಾಲ ಬಾಳುವ, ಬಹುಕಾಲ ತಡೆಯುವ, ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಬರುವ, ಬಾಳಿಕೆಯ
- durable in Punjabi
- ਟਿਕਾਊ, ਹੰਢਣਸਾਰ
- durable in Gujarati
- ટકાઉ
- durable in Sanskrit
- स्थिर sthirá
- durable in Nepali
- पक्का pakkā
- durable in Arabic
- متين
Examples of durable in a sentence
- I forged a durable relationship with my seatmate.
- Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age.2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Jul...
Synonyms of durable
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Antonyms
10 more antonymsFewer antonyms
Forms of durable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more durable |
| superlative | most durable |
| Noun | |
| plural | durables |
Origin of durable
From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).
Words formed from durable
Phrases with durable
Questions about durable
- What does durable mean?
- Durable means able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
- What is durable in Hindi?
- Durable in Hindi is टिकाऊ (ṭikāū). See Durable meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use durable in a sentence?
- I forged a durable relationship with my seatmate.
- What part of speech is durable?
- Durable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce durable?
- Durable is pronounced /ˈdʊɹəbəl/ (US).
Words near durable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: durable (page history and authors); टिकाऊ (Hindi) (page history and authors); durable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); टिकाऊ (Marathi) (page history and authors); استوار (Urdu) (page history and authors); দৃঢ় (Bengali) (page history and authors); durable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); durable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); durable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); durable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); स्थिर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); पक्का (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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