English Online Dictionary. What means durable? What does durable mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʊɹəbəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/
- (colloquial British English) IPA(key): /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/
Adjective
durable (comparative more durable, superlative most durable)
- Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
Antonyms
- weak
- vulnerable
- transitory
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
durable (plural durables)
- (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
Antonyms
- nondurable
Translations
Anagrams
- delubra
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin dūrābilis.
Adjective
durable (epicene, plural durables)
- durable (able to resist wear; enduring)
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish durable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈɾable/ [d̪uˈɾab.l̪e]
- Hyphenation: du‧rab‧le
Adjective
duráble (intensified durablehon, Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜍᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
- durable
- Synonyms: matagal, kudat
Derived terms
Related terms
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin dūrābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [duˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [duˈɾa.ble]
Adjective
durable m or f (masculine and feminine plural durables)
- durable
- Synonym: durador
Related terms
- durabilitat
Further reading
- “durable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
- “durable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “durable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “durable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dūrābilis. Morphologically, from durer + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dy.ʁabl/
Adjective
durable (plural durables)
- durable
- sustainable
- développement durable ― sustainable development
Derived terms
- durabilité
- durablement
See also
- écologique, vert
- renouvelable
Further reading
- “durable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dūrābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈɾable/ [d̪uˈɾa.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: du‧ra‧ble
Adjective
durable m or f (masculine and feminine plural durables)
- durable
- Synonyms: duradero, perdurable
Further reading
- “durable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10