DURABILITY

lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength

(noun) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; “they advertised the durability of their products”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

durability (countable and uncountable, plural durabilities)

Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.

Source: Wiktionary


Du`ra*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. durabilitas.]

Definition: 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. A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our minds by the size, its height, . . . its antiquity, and its durability. Blair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 February 2025

STORY

(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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