durable

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Etymology

From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis, from dūrō ("harden, make hard").

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈdʊɹəbəl/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/
• (colloquial British English) IPA: /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/

Adjective

durable

1. Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

   durable economy

   durable batteries

   durable food

Antonyms

• weak
• vulnerable
• transitory

Translations

• French: durable
• German: strapazierfähig, haltbar, dauerhaft
• Italian: durabile
• Portuguese: duradouro, duradoiro, durável
• Russian: про́чный
• Spanish: duradero, durable, perdurable

Noun

durable (plural durables)

1. (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

Antonyms

• nondurable

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