durability

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.

/dəɹəˈbɪləti/ /ˈdʲʊɹəbɪləti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-durability.wav

durability durabilities

From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (“durability”). Corresponding to durable + -ity.

long-lastingness

biodurability nondurability

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