How do you pronounce durable?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʊɹəbəl/.

Where does durable come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

durable

/ˈdʊɹəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: durable
IPA: /ˈdʊɹəbəl/

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Meaning

adj

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

noun

A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing; see also Thesaurus:lasting"
"durable batteries"
"I forged a durable relationship with my seatmate."
"Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age."
"In a frictionless world with perfect rental markets, there is an unambiguous cost associated with the use of a durable for a single period."

Etymology

From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: durable, dūrābilis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʊɹəbəl/
British English: /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more durable (comparative) most durable (superlative) durables (plural)

Derived Forms

durability durableness durably semidurable superdurable ultradurable undurable

Phrases

durable good durable medical equipment

Synonyms

persistent long-lasting lasting hard-wearing abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable standing durative endurable

Antonyms

undurable nondurable unlasting ephemeral transient transitory consumable perishable abiding chronic continuate diuturnal

Rhymes With

incurable curable uninsurable nondurable