Tuesday word: Durable

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Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021

Durable (adjective, noun)
du·ra·ble [door-uh-buhl, dyoor-]

adjective
1. able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring.

noun
2. durables, durable goods.

OTHER WORDS FROM DURABLE
du·ra·bil·i·ty [door-uh-bil-i-tee, dyoor-], du·ra·ble·ness, noun
du·ra·bly, adverb
un·du·ra·ble, adjective
un·du·ra·bly, adverb

WORDS RELATED TO DURABLE
tenacious, reliable, permanent, dependable, enduring, stable, strong, lasting, abiding, constant, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, persistent, resistant, sound, stout, substantial, tough

See synonyms for: durable / durables / durability / durableness on Thesaurus.com

OTHER WORDS FOR DURABLE
1 permanent.

OPPOSITES FOR DURABLE
1 weak, transitory.

Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin durabilis. See dure , -able

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