durability
noun/dəɹəˈbɪləti/US/ˈdʲʊɹəbɪləti/UK
Etymology
From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (“durability”). Corresponding to durable + -ity.
- derived from dūrābilitās
- derived from durabilité
- inherited from durabilite
Definitions
The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
- We broke up our tests into three categories — performance, durability and versatility — so we could compare the different features of each jacket against the others directly.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for durability. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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