Durability vs. Durableness — What's the Difference?

Durability is the ability of a physical product to remain functional, without requiring excessive maintenance or repair, when faced with the challenges of normal operation over its design lifetime. There are several measures of durability in use, including years of life, hours of use, and number of operational cycles.

Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay

Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay

Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more

Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more

Able to perform or compete over a long period, as by avoiding or overcoming injuries

Able to perform or compete over a long period, as by avoiding or overcoming injuries

Lasting; stable

Lasting; stable

A good or product made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more

A good or product made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more

Durability

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

Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability.

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.

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