different between abiding vs durable

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??ba?.d??/
• Rhymes: -a?d??

Etymology 1

Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) +? -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).

Adjective

abiding (comparative more abiding, superlative most abiding)

1. Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

Synonyms

• diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting

Translations

Verb

abiding

1. present participle of abide

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English abydynge, abidynge, -inge [verbal noun of abiden, abyden (“to abide”)], from Old English ab?dung; or, verbal noun from abide (verb) +? -ing.

Noun

abiding (plural abidings)

1. The action of one who abides; the state of an abider. [First attested from around 1150 to 1350.]
2. (obsolete) An abode. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17th century.]

References

English

Etymology

From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin d?r?bilis (“lasting, permanent”), from d?r? (“harden, make hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d(j)????b?l/

Adjective

durable (comparative more durable, superlative most durable)

1. Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

Synonyms

• permanent

Antonyms

• weak
• vulnerable
• transitory

Translations

Noun

durable (plural durables)

1. (economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

Antonyms

• nondurable

Translations

Anagrams

• delubra

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin d?r?bilis.

Adjective

durable (epicene, plural durables)

1. durable (able to resist wear; enduring)

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin d?r?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /du??a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /du??a.ble/

Adjective

durable (masculine and feminine plural durables)

1. durable

   Synonym: durador

Related terms

• durabilitat

Further reading

• “durable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “durable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “durable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “durable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?r?bilis. See durer and -able.

Pronunciation

Adjective

durable (plural durables)

1. durable
2. sustainable

Related terms

• durabilité
• durablement
• développement durable

See also

• écologique, vert

Further reading

• “durable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin d?r?bilis.

Adjective

durable (plural durables)

1. durable

   Synonyms: duradero, perdurable