durable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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durable (comparative more durable, superlative most durable)

  1. Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
    durable economy
    durable batteries
    durable food

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durable (plural durables)

  1. (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
    • 1989, Robert A. Pollak, The theory of the cost-of-living index, page 188:
      In a frictionless world with perfect rental markets, there is an unambiguous cost associated with the use of a durable for a single period.

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dūrābilis.

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durable (epicene, plural durables)

  1. durable (able to resist wear; enduring)

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish durable.

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  • Hyphenation: du‧rab‧le
  • IPA(key): /duˈɾable/, [d̪uˈɾab.l̪e]

Adjective[edit]

duráble

  1. durable
    Synonym: kudat

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dūrābilis.

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durable m or f (masculine and feminine plural durables)

  1. durable
    Synonym: durador

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dūrābilis. See durer and -able.

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durable (plural durables)

  1. durable
  2. sustainable

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dūrābilis.

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  • IPA(key): /duˈɾable/ [d̪uˈɾa.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: du‧ra‧ble

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durable m or f (masculine and feminine plural durables)

  1. durable
    Synonyms: duradero, perdurable

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