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Etymology

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From Middle English durabilite, from Old French durabilité, from Latin dūrābilitās (durability). Corresponding to durable +‎ -ity.

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Noun

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durability (countable and uncountable, plural durabilities)

  1. Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
    • 2025 January 3, Kai Burkhardt, “The best rain jackets of 2025, tried and tested”, in CNN[1]:
      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.

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