Meanings
noundurability (countable and uncountable, plural durabilities)
plural durabilities
- countableuncountableThe ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
We broke up our tests into three categories — performance, durability and versatility — so we could compare the different features of each jacket against the others directly.
2025 January 3, Kai Burkhardt, “The best rain jackets of 2025, tried and tested”, in CNNSynonyms: long-lastingness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
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nounpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindūrābilitās“durability”
- Old Frenchdurabilité
- Middle Englishdurabilite
- Englishdurability
From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (“durability”). Corresponding to durable + -ity.
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Arabic مَتَانَة
- مَتَانَة (matāna)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Bulgarian трайност
- трайност (trajnost)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Catalan durabilitat
- durabilitatpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Chinese Mandarin 耐久性
- 耐久性 (nàijiǔxìng)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Czech životnost, trvanlivost
- životnostpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- trvanlivostpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- výdržpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Danish holdbarhed, slidstyrke
- holdbarhedpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- slidstyrkepermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- varighedpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Dutch duurzaamheid
- duurzaamheidpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Estonian vastupidavus, kestvus
- vastupidavuspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- kestvuspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Finnish kesto, kestävyys
- kestopermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- kestävyyspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
French durabilité, résistance
- durabilitépermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- résistancepermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
German Haltbarkeit
- Haltbarkeitpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Hindi टिकाउपन
- टिकाउपन (ṭikāupan)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Irish buanfas, buaine
- buanfaspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- buainepermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- teilgeanpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Italian durabilità
- durabilitàpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Japanese 耐久性
- 耐久性 (taikyūsei)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Korean 내구성
- 내구성 (naeguseong)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Latin firmitudo, firmitas
- firmitudopermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- firmitaspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- dūrābilitāspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Lithuanian tvermė, patvarumas
- tvermėpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- patvarumaspermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Malay ketahanan, keawetan
- ketahananpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- keawetanpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Norwegian Bokmål holdbarhet, bestandighet
- holdbarhetpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- bestandighetpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Persian دوام
- دوام (davâm)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Polish żywotność, czas życia (maszyny)
- żywotnośćpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- czas życia (maszyny)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Portuguese durabilidade
- durabilidadepermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Russian долгове́чность, живу́честь
- долгове́чность (dolgovéčnostʹ)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- живу́честь (živúčestʹ)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- сто́йкость (stójkostʹ)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- дли́тельность (dlítelʹnostʹ)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Spanish durabilidad
- durabilidadpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Swedish hållbarhet, varighet
- hållbarhetpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- varighetpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- beständighetpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- slitstyrkapermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Turkish dayanıklılık
- dayanıklılıkpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Ukrainian довгові́чність, сті́йкість
- довгові́чність (dovhovíčnistʹ)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
- сті́йкість (stíjkistʹ)permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
Cite this entry
APA
durability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durability
MLA
“durability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “durability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durability.
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