durable

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʊɹəbəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/
• (colloquial British English) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/

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durable (comparative more durable, superlative most durable)

1. Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

   Antonyms: undurable, nondurable, unlasting, ephemeral, transient, transitory; consumable, perishable; see also Thesaurus:lasting

   Hyponyms: permanent, everlasting, perpetual, eternal, undying

   Near-synonyms: persistent, long-lasting, lasting, hard-wearing; see also Thesaurus:lasting

   durable batteries

   I forged a durable relationship with my seatmate.

   • 2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 July 2025:

     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.

durable (plural durables)

1. (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
   • 1989, Robert A. Pollak, The theory of the cost-of-living index, page 188:

     In a frictionless world with perfect rental markets, there is an unambiguous cost associated with the use of a durable for a single period.

• nondurable

• delubra

From Latin dūrābilis.

durable (epicene, plural durables)

1. durable (able to resist wear; enduring)

   Synonym: duraderu

• “durable”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “durable”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From Latin dūrābilis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [duˈɾab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [duˈɾa.ble]

durable m or f (masculine and feminine plural durables)

1. durable

   Synonym: durador

• durabilitat

• “durable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “durable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “durable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “durable”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Borrowed from Spanish durable.

• IPA^(key): /duˈɾable/ [d̪uˈɾab.l̪e]
• Hyphenation: du‧rab‧le

duráble (intensified durablehon, Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜍᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. durable

   Synonyms: matagal, kudat

Learned borrowing from Latin dūrābilis. Morphologically, from durer +‎ -able.

• IPA^(key): /dy.ʁabl/

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durable (plural durables)

1. durable
2. sustainable

   développement durable ― sustainable development

• durabilité
• durablement

• écologique, vert
• renouvelable

• “durable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

From Latin dūrābilis.

• IPA^(key): /duˈɾable/ [d̪uˈɾa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: du‧ra‧ble

durable m or f (masculine and feminine plural durables)

1. durable

   Synonyms: duradero, perdurable

• “durable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025