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durable
What does durable mean?
durable (adjective): able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use durable in a sentence?
- I forged a durable relationship with my seatmate. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce durable?
/ˈdʊɹəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does durable come from?
From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of durable?
Words related to durable
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “durable”?
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What does “durable” mean?
of, facing, situated in, or related to the west
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of, facing, situated in, or related to the east
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able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring
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unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses
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Which word is closest in meaning to “durable”?
general
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several
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lasting
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outside
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