What does durable mean?
Definitions for durable
ˈdʊər ə bəl, ˈdyʊər-durable
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Princeton's WordNet
durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-livedadjective
existing for a long time
"hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
durable, long-wearingadjective
capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay
"durable denim jeans"
durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyableadjective
very long lasting
"less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
Wiktionary
durablenoun
A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
durableadjective
Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DURABLEadjective
Etymology: durabilis, Latin.
The bones of his body we may compare to the hard rocks and stones, and therefore strong and durable. Walter Raleigh, History.
With pins of adamant,
And chains, they made all fast; too fast they made,
And durable! John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 320.The glories of her majesty’s reign ought to be recorded in words more durable than brass, and such as our posterity may read a thousand years hence. Jonathan Swift.
When on a day,
For time, though in eternity, apply’d
To motion, measures all things durable
By present, past, and future, on such day
As heav’n’s great year brings forth. John Milton, Paradise Lost.
Wikipedia
durable
Durability is the ability of a physical product to remain functional, without requiring excessive maintenance or repair, when faced with the challenges of normal operation over its design lifetime.: 5 There are several measures of durability in use, including years of life, hours of use, and number of operational cycles. In economics, goods with a long usable life are referred to as durable goods.
ChatGPT
durable
Durable refers to the quality of being sturdy or strong enough to withstand wear, pressure or damage. It often describes an object or material that has long-lasting resilience, not easily broken or destroyed. It can also describe abstract concepts, like a durable relationship or agreement, indicating they can remain effective or functional over a long period of time.
Webster Dictionary
Durableadjective
able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Durable
dūr′a-bl, adj. able to last or endure: hardy: permanent.—ns. Dur′ableness, Durabil′ity, quality of being durable: power of resisting decay.—adv. Dur′ably.—ns. Dur′ance, continuance: imprisonment: duress; Dur′ant, a strong cloth in imitation of buff-leather; Durā′tion, continuance in time: time indefinitely: power of continuance. [Fr.,—L. durabilis—durāre, to last.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of durable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of durable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of durable in a Sentence
Ideally, (patients) should get a CPAP machine through their doctor's office or durable medical equipment (DME) company, who will then provide education and ongoing support for the CPAP device and supplies.
This new research offers a novel solution to that evidential challenge, using finds of pottery – a highly durable indicator of human presence - as a proxy for population change in a manner that is both scalable and replicable, it shows that pottery use fell by almost a half in eastern England in the centuries immediately after the Black Death. This supports the emerging consensus that the population of England remained somewhere between 35 and 55 per cent below its pre-Black Death level well into the sixteenth century.
There will always be cases where we forget our (reusable) bags at home. We should try not do that but when we do, we need to buy a bag. And if we then have already too many durable bags at home, it would be better from a climate perspective, at least, to buy a single-use paper or plastic bag.
The current rally is more durable. It is incredibly tough to go public in this market. We just didn't have this kind of scrutiny back in 2000.
Wit is brushwood; judgment timber; the one gives the greatest flame, and the other yields the most durable heat; and both meeting make the best fire.
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- متينArabic
- траен, устойчивBulgarian
- durador, durableCatalan, Valencian
- odolnýCzech
- holdbarDanish
- dauerhaftGerman
- duradero, durable, perdurableSpanish
- با دوامPersian
- kestävä, kestokulutustavara, lujaFinnish
- durableFrench
- buanfasachIrish
- seasmhach, buan, maireannachScottish Gaelic
- durable, durábelGalician
- टिकाऊHindi
- tartósHungarian
- ամուրArmenian
- tahan lamaIndonesian
- durabile, durevoleItalian
- עָמִידHebrew
- 丈夫, 固い, 強いJapanese
- durabileLatin
- duurzaamDutch
- varigNorwegian
- trwałyPolish
- durável, duradouro, duradoiroPortuguese
- trainic, durabilRomanian
- надёжный, стойкий, прочный, долговечныйRussian
- tåligSwedish
- మన్నికైనTelugu
- คงทนThai
- dayanıklıTurkish
- پائیدارUrdu
- bền chặtVietnamese
- דוראַבאַלYiddish
- 耐用Chinese
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