durability

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

strength lastingness endurance longevity resilience robustness toughness steadfastness enduringness sturdiness durableness pow life quality resistance
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Antonyms

year piano flexibility flux mobility fallacy
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Hypernyms

permanence permanency

Hyponyms

continuity persistence changelessness indestructibility everlastingness tensile strength

Phrases with the word

destructive durability

Examples

A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability. Abraham Lincoln

Neither machines, nor the commodities made by them, rise in real value, but all commodities made by machines fall, and fall in proportion to their durability. David Ricardo

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete. Bill Russell

Again two manufacturers may employ the same amount of fixed, and the same amount of circulating capital; but the durability of their fixed capitals may be very unequal. David Ricardo

[S]ocialism's durability as a concept owes almost nothing to economics and almost everything to the desire for power... Jonah Goldberg

Durability is better than show. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

dura mater dura matter Dura-Europos durable durable blocks durable good