different between unending vs durable

English

Etymology

un- +? ending

Adjective

unending (not comparable)

1. Not ending; having no end; eternal.

Synonyms

• (having no end): termless; see also Thesaurus:endless

Related terms

• end
• ending
• unendingly
• unendingness

Translations

References

• unending in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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