durability
nounUS /dəɹəˈbɪləti/ · UK /ˈdʲʊɹəbɪləti/
Etymology From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (“durability”). Corresponding to durable + -ity.
1
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.2025 January 3, Kai Burkhardt, “The best rain jackets of 2025, tried and tested”, in CNN:
- Derived terms
- biodurability, nondurability