Durable

Quick meaning: Durable is an adjective meaning Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

Meaning

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

More Meanings

1. (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

Example Sentences

durable batteries

I forged a durable relationship with my seatmate.

Near-synonyms: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing; see also Thesaurus:lasting

In a frictionless world with perfect rental markets, there is an unambiguous cost associated with the use of a durable for a single period.

Word Forms

• durables

Synonyms for durable

Depending on context, synonyms include persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing, abiding, chronic.

Antonyms for durable

Common opposites include nondurable, unlasting, ephemeral, transient, transitory, consumable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lasting, long-lasting, perdurable, long-lived, imperishable, serviceable.

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