English Explanatory Dictionary

durable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
noun
  1. A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʊɹəbəl/ /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/ /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-durable.wav

Word forms

durable more durable most durable durables

Etymology

From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).

Synonyms

persistent long-lasting lasting hard-wearing abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable durative endurable enduring extending long-drawn-out longevous longsome perdurable prolonged protracted

Antonyms

undurable nondurable unlasting ephemeral transient transitory consumable perishable abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable durative endurable enduring extending hard-wearing lasting long-drawn-out long-lasting longevous longsome perdurable persistent prolonged protracted

Derived words

durability durable good durable medical equipment durableness durably semidurable superdurable ultradurable undurable
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