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durability

[door-uh-buhl, dyoor-] Origin

du·ra·ble

[door-uh-buhl, dyoor-]
adjective
1.
able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.
noun
2.
durables. durable goods.

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Durability is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin dūrābilis. See dure2, -able

du·ra·bil·i·ty, du·ra·ble·ness, noun
du·ra·bly, adverb
un·du·ra·bil·i·ty, noun
un·du·ra·ble, adjective
un·du·ra·ble·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·du·ra·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. permanent.


1. weak, transitory.

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durable (ˈdjʊərəbəl)
 
adj
long-lasting; enduring: a durable fabric
 
[C14: from Old French, from Latin dūrābilis, from dūrāre to last; see endure]
 
dura'bility
 
n
 
'durableness
 
n
 
'durably
 
adv

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durable
late 14c., from O.Fr. durable, from L. durabilis "lasting, permanent," from durare "to last, harden" (see endure). Related: Durability.
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