Durability — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːŋkleɪvz/

🇬🇧British English

/djˌʊəɹəbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˌʊəɹəbˈɪlɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːŋkleɪvz/.

Examples

they advertised the durability of their products

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enduringness lastingness strength

Parts of Speech

noun	permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force “they advertised the durability of their products”

Word Forms

lasting	adjective	lasting a long time without change
durable	adjective	capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay
enduring	adjective	unceasing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Haltbarkeit

Beständigkeit aufgrund der Fähigkeit, Stress oder Gewalt zu widerstehen

🇫🇷French

durabilité

permanence en vertu du pouvoir de résister au stress ou à la force

🇪🇸Spanish

durabilidad

permanencia en virtud del poder de resistir el estrés o la fuerza

🇮🇹Italian

durabilità

permanenza in virtù del potere di resistere allo stress o alla forza

🇳🇱Dutch

duurzaamheid

duurzaamheid op grond van het vermogen om stress of kracht te weerstaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

durabilidade

permanência em virtude do poder de resistir ao estresse ou à força

🇷🇺Russian

долговечность

постоянство благодаря способности противостоять стрессу или силе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टिकाऊपन

तनाव या बल का विरोध करने की शक्ति के आधार पर स्थायित्व

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থায়িত্ব

স্ট্রেস বা বল প্রতিরোধ করার শক্তির ভিত্তিতে স্থায়ীত্ব

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆயுள்

மன அழுத்தம் அல்லது சக்தியை எதிர்க்கும் சக்தியின் மூலம் நிரந்தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మన్నిక

ఒత్తిడి లేదా బలాన్ని నిరోధించే శక్తి ద్వారా శాశ్వతత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

टिकाऊपणा

तणाव किंवा शक्तीचा प्रतिकार करण्याच्या शक्तीच्या सद्गुणाने स्थायीता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટકાઉપણું

તાણ અથવા બળનો પ્રતિકાર કરવાની શક્તિના આધારે સ્થાયીતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಳಿಕೆ

ಒತ್ತಡ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲವನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಶಾಶ್ವತತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൃഢത

സമ്മർദ്ദത്തെയോ ബലപ്രയോഗത്തെയോ ചെറുക്കാനുള്ള ശക്തിയാൽ സ്ഥിരത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿਕਾਊਤਾ

ਤਣਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਥਾਈਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

استحکام

تناؤ یا طاقت کے خلاف مزاحمت کرنے کی طاقت کی وجہ سے مستقل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耐用性

凭借抵抗压力或力量的能力而持久

🇯🇵Japanese

耐久性

ストレスや力に抵抗する力による永続性

🇰🇷Korean

내구성

스트레스나 힘에 저항하는 힘으로 인한 영속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ bền

sự trường tồn nhờ khả năng chống lại căng thẳng hoặc áp lực

🇹🇭Thai

ความทนทาน

ความคงทนโดยอาศัยอำนาจในการต้านทานความเครียดหรือกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

daya tahan

kekekalan berdasarkan kekuatan untuk melawan stres atau paksaan

🇵🇭Filipino

tibay

pagiging permanente sa bisa ng kapangyarihang labanan ang stress o puwersa

🇲🇾Malay

ketahanan

kekekalan berdasarkan kuasa untuk menahan tekanan atau paksaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متانة

الدوام بحكم القدرة على مقاومة الضغط أو القوة

🇮🇷Persian

دوام

پایداری به دلیل قدرت مقاومت در برابر استرس یا زور

🇹🇷Turkish

dayanıklılık

strese veya kuvvete direnme gücü sayesinde kalıcılık

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲמִידוּת

קביעות מכוח הכוח להתנגד ללחץ או כוח

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The primary meaning of 'durability' is 'permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force'.

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