durableness

Built to last

Durableness is the quality of being durable—the capacity to withstand wear, decay, or damage over time.

The word is interchangeable with durability, though durability appears far more often in contemporary usage: The durableness of the fabric impressed her.

resilience

toughness

Resilient durability under strain

ruggedness · strength · rigidity · fortitude · solidity · firmness · resistance · imperviousness · indestructibility · unbreakability

construction

craftsmanship

Skill in making objects

finish · reinforcement · manufacturing · fabrication · assembly · construction · weatherproofing · engineering · design · standards

longevity

permanence

Quality of lasting indefinitely

persistence · continuity · survival · agelessness · perennial · decades · years · long-lived · everlasting · antiquity

reliability

dependability

Consistent trustworthy nature

steadfastness · predictability · faithfulness · steadiness · constancy · unfailing · proven · time-tested · guaranteed · certified

Opposites
physical resilience

durablenessfragility

Ease of breaking

flimsiness · brittleness · delicacy · frailty · breakability

temporal persistence

durablenesstransience

Brevity of existence

impermanence · ephemerality · temporariness · fleetingness · transitoriness

Family

during, endure, enduring, durable, duration, endurance, durability, endurable, durably

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G