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durability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /dəɹəˈbɪləti/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdjʊɹəbɪləti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D ER0 AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: long-lastingness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they advertised the durability of their products

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lastingness, enduringness, strength

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: permanence, permanency

Narrower terms: tensile strength, indestructibility, continuity, persistence, changelessness, everlastingness

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տոկունություն (tokunutʻyun) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Armenian: ամրություն (amrutʻyun) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Armenian: պնդություն (pndutʻyun) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Bulgarian: трайност (trajnost) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Catalan: durabilitat — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐久性 (nàijiǔxìng) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Czech: životnost — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Czech: trvanlivost — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Czech: výdrž — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Danish: holdbarhed — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Danish: slidstyrke — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Danish: varighed — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Dutch: duurzaamheid — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Estonian: vastupidavus — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Estonian: kestvus — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Finnish: kesto — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Finnish: kestävyys — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • French: durabilité — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • French: résistance — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • German: Haltbarkeit — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Hindi: टिकाउपन (ṭikāupan) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Irish: buanfas — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Irish: buaine — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Irish: teilgean — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Italian: durabilità — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Japanese: 耐久性 (taikyūsei) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Korean: 내구성 (naeguseong) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Latin: firmitudo — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Latin: firmitas — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Latin: dūrābilitās — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Lithuanian: tvermė — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Lithuanian: patvarumas — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Malay: ketahanan — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Malay: keawetan — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Norwegian Bokmål: holdbarhet — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bestandighet — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Polish: żywotność — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Polish: czas życia (maszyny) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Portuguese: durabilidade — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Russian: долгове́чность (dolgovéčnostʹ) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Russian: живу́честь (živúčestʹ) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Russian: сто́йкость (stójkostʹ) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Russian: дли́тельность (dlítelʹnostʹ) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Spanish: durabilidad — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Swedish: hållbarhet — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Swedish: varighet — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Swedish: beständighet — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Swedish: slitstyrka — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Telugu: మన్నిక (mannika) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Turkish: dayanıklılık — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Ukrainian: довгові́чність (dovhovíčnistʹ) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  • Ukrainian: сті́йкість (stíjkistʹ) — permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
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