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durable

adj · noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈdʊɹəbəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/
  • British, English, colloquial: /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D UH1 R AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing; see also Thesaurus:lasting
  • durable batteries
  • I forged a durable relationship with my seatmate.

Meaning relationships

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

2

noun

Meaning 2

A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

existing for a long time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hopes for a durable peace
  • a long-lasting friendship

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lasting, long-lasting, long-lived

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

very long lasting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys
  • the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • durable denim jeans

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: long-wearing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: متين — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Armenian: դիմացկուն (dimacʻkun) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Armenian: տոկուն (tokun) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Asturian: duraderu — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Asturian: durable — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Azerbaijani: etibarlı — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Azerbaijani: davamlı — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Azerbaijani: möhkəm — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Bulgarian: траен (traen) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Bulgarian: устойчив (ustojčiv) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Catalan: durable — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Catalan: durador — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐用 (nàiyòng) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐久 (nàijiǔ) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐穿 (nàichuān) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Danish: holdbar — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Danish: slidstærk — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Danish: varig — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Dutch: duurzaam — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Finnish: kestävä — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Finnish: luja — able to resist wear; enduring
  • French: durable — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Galician: durable — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Galician: durábel — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Georgian: გამძლე (gamʒle) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • German: strapazierfähig — able to resist wear; enduring
  • German: haltbar — able to resist wear; enduring
  • German: dauerhaft — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Greek: ανθεκτικός (anthektikós) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Greek: γερός (gerós) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Hungarian: tartós — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Irish: buanfasach — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Italian: durabile — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Japanese: 固い (katai) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Japanese: 強い (tsuyoi) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Japanese: 丈夫な (jōbu na) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Latin: dūrābilis — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Lithuanian: patvarus — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Lithuanian: tvarus — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Macedonian: и́здржлив (ízdržliv) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Māori: pūmau — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slitesterk — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slitesterk — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Plautdietsch: duarhauft — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Portuguese: duradouro — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Portuguese: duradoiro — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Portuguese: durável — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Romanian: trainic — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Romanian: durabil — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Russian: про́чный (próčnyj) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Russian: надёжный (nadjóžnyj) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Russian: сто́йкий (stójkij) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Russian: долгове́чный (dolgovéčnyj) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Scottish Gaelic: maireannach — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Scottish Gaelic: buan — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Scottish Gaelic: seasmhach — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Spanish: durable — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Swedish: slitstark — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Swedish: tålig — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Swedish: hållbar — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Swedish: varaktig — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Telugu: మన్నికైన (mannikaina) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاینده (payende, payanda) — able to resist wear; enduring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐用品 (nàiyòngpǐn) — durable thing
  • Finnish: kestokulutustavara — durable thing
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