Durability

//dəɹəˈbɪləti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force wordnet

Synonyms

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lastingnessabidingnessageantiquitybodyceaselessness

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"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.

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