Durability
/dəɹəˈbɪləti/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force wordnet
Example
More examples"This machine is inferior to that one in durability."
Etymology
From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (“durability”). Corresponding to durable + -ity.