durability C2 Topic:Energy & Industry US /dəɹəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˈdʲʊɹəbɪləti/ See IPA manual Freq #55136 Meanings 1 noun permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force They advertised the durability of their products. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · permanence by virtue of the... strength More lastingnesspermanency ↔ Opposites transiencefragilitytransiencyephemeralnessimpermanencebrittlenessfleetingnessfragileness Word family Forms durabilities Etymology From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (“durability”). Corresponding to durable + -ity. durabilite Middle English durabilité Old French dūrābilitās Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Energy & Industry Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # durability **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dəɹəˈbɪləti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʲʊɹəbɪləti/ **Frequency rank:** 55136 ## Meanings 1. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force ## Examples - They advertised the durability of their products. ## Synonyms - strength - lastingness - permanency ## Antonyms - transience - fragility - transiency - ephemeralness - impermanence - brittleness - fleetingness - fragileness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: durabilite - Root: durabilité - Root: dūrābilitās ## Etymology From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (“durability”). Corresponding to durable + -ity. ## Topics - Energy & Industry - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown