durant

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noun

A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.

OriginFrench durant →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

durant1

noun
  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of durance (“duration”)
  2. historicalA strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.

Durant2

proper nounDurant (plural Durants)

plural Durants

  1. A surname.
proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
  2. A city in Cedar County, Muscatine County and Scott County, Iowa, United States.
  3. A city in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oklahoma, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.

Origin

  1. Frenchdurant
  2. Englishdurant

Borrowed from French durant, present participle of durer (“to last”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

durant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durant

MLA

“durant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “durant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durant.

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