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hard-wearing

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to withstand a significant amount of usage without physical deterioration; durable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From hard + wearing.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: траен (traen) — wear-resistant
  • Bulgarian: износоустойчив (iznosoustojčiv) — wear-resistant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 襟著 (kam1 zoek8) — wear-resistant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 襟磨 (kam1 mo4) — wear-resistant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經穿的 /经穿的 (jīngchuānde) — wear-resistant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐磨的 (nàimóde) — wear-resistant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐磨耐穿的 (nàimónàichuānde) — wear-resistant
  • Greek: ανθεκτικός (anthektikós) — wear-resistant
  • Irish: buanfasach — wear-resistant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slitesterk — wear-resistant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slitesterk — wear-resistant
  • Swedish: slitstark — wear-resistant