Durable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

existing for a long time

capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋklˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈʊəɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈʊəɹəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋklˈɪɹ/.

Examples

hopes for a durable peace
a long-lasting friendship
durable denim jeans

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perdurable long-lived indestructible undestroyable long-wearing long-lasting lasting

Parts of Speech

adjective	existing for a long time “hopes for a durable peace”
adjective	capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay “durable denim jeans”
adjective	very long lasting “less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys”

Word Forms

durability	noun	permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
lastingness	noun	permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
perdurability	noun	the property of being extremely durable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dauerhaft

schon lange vorhanden

🇮🇹Italian

durevole

esistente da molto tempo

🇳🇱Dutch

duurzaam

bestaat al heel lang

🇵🇹Portuguese

durável

existindo há muito tempo

🇷🇺Russian

прочный

существующий в течение длительного времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टिकाऊ

लम्बे समय से विद्यमान है

🇧🇩Bengali

টেকসই

একটি দীর্ঘ সময়ের জন্য বিদ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

நீடித்தது

நீண்ட காலமாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

మన్నికైనది

చాలా కాలంగా ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

टिकाऊ

बर्याच काळापासून अस्तित्वात आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટકાઉ

લાંબા સમયથી અસ્તિત્વમાં છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಬರುವ

ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲದವರೆಗೆ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോടിയുള്ള

വളരെക്കാലം നിലനിൽക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿਕਾਊ

ਲੰਬੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਮੌਜੂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

پائیدار

ایک طویل وقت کے لئے موجود ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耐用的

长期存在

🇯🇵Japanese

耐久性のある

長く存在する

🇰🇷Korean

튼튼한

오랫동안 존재하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bền bỉ

tồn tại từ lâu

🇹🇭Thai

ทนทาน

ที่มีอยู่มาเป็นเวลานาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tahan lama

sudah ada sejak lama

🇵🇭Filipino

matibay

umiiral sa mahabang panahon

🇲🇾Malay

tahan lama

wujud sejak sekian lama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دائم

موجودة لفترة طويلة

🇮🇷Persian

بادوام

برای مدت طولانی وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

dayanıklı

uzun süredir var olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָמִיד

קיים לאורך זמן

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