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durability en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dəɹəˈbɪləti/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdʲʊɹəbɪləti/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
    • We broke up our tests into three categories — performance, durability and versatility — so we could compare the different features of each jacket against the others directly. 2025 January 3, Kai Burkhardt, “The best rain jackets of 2025, tried and tested”, in CNN:

Forms

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durabilities Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

biodurability · nondurability

Synonyms

long-lastingness

Translations (54)

hy պնդություն (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · cmn 耐久性 (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ga buanfas (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · fi kestävyys (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ru сто́йкость (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · de Haltbarkeit (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ga teilgean (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ms ketahanan (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ga buaine (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · te మన్నిక (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · uk довгові́чність (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · lt patvarumas (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · et kestvus (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · bg трайност (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · uk сті́йкість (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ko 내구성 (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · cs trvanlivost (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · et vastupidavus (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · sv slitstyrka (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ms keawetan (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ja 耐久性 (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · pt durabilidade (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ca durabilitat (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · la firmitas (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · hi टिकाउपन (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · hy ամրություն (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · fa دوام (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ru живу́честь (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · fr résistance (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · nl duurzaamheid (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · cs životnost (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · hy տոկունություն (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · da holdbarhed (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · lt tvermė (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · tr dayanıklılık (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · la dūrābilitās (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ru дли́тельность (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · la firmitudo (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · nb bestandighet (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ru долгове́чность (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · it durabilità (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · sv hållbarhet (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · sv varighet (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · ar مَتَانَة (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · fi kesto (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · pl czas życia (maszyny) (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · nb holdbarhet (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · fr durabilité (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · cs výdrž (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · da varighed (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · es durabilidad (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · sv beständighet (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · pl żywotność (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force) · da slidstyrke (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force)