durable

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd(j)ʊəɹəbəl/

Adjective

durable (comparative more durable, superlative most durable)

1. Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

Noun

durable (plural durables)

1. (economics) A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
   • 1989, Robert A. Pollak, (Please provide the book title or journal name), 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.

Adjective

durable (epicene, plural durables)

1. durable (able to resist wear; enduring)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dūrābilis. See durer and -able.

Adjective

durable (plural durables)

1. durable
2. sustainable

Further reading

• “durable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin dūrābilis.

Adjective

durable (plural durables)

1. durable