durability

du·ra·ble  (dr-bl, dyr-)

adj.

1. Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay: a durable fabric.

2. Able to perform or compete over a long period, as by avoiding or overcoming injuries: a durable fullback.

3. Lasting; stable: a durable friendship.

4. Economics Not depleted or consumed by use: durable goods.

n. Economics

A manufactured product, such as an automobile or a household appliance, that can be used over a relatively long period without being depleted or consumed. Often used in the plural.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin drbilis, from drre, to last; see deu- in Indo-European roots.]

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dura·bili·ty, dura·ble·ness n.

dura·bly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

durability - permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" enduringness, lastingness, strength tensile strength - the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart indestructibility - the strength to resist destruction permanence, permanency - the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration persistence, continuity - the property of a continuous and connected period of time changelessness - the property of remaining unchanged everlastingness - the property of lasting forever

Translations

durability [djuərəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → durabilidad f

durability [djuərəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → solidité f; durabilité f

durability [djuərəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → Haltbarkeit f

durability [djuərəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → durevolezza; resistenza