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Durable vs Dependable - What's the difference?

durable | dependable |

As adjectives the difference between durable and dependable

is that durable is able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring while dependable is able, or easily able to be depended on.

As nouns the difference between durable and dependable

is that durable is (economics) a durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year while dependable is a reliable person or thing.

durable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.

    • Synonyms

    * permanent

    Antonyms

    * weak * vulnerable * transitory

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (economics) A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
  • *

    • Antonyms

    * nondurable ----

    dependable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able, or easily able to be depended on.
    • He was a very dependable person.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reliable person or thing.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 7, author=Jeff Z. Klein, title=At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby. }}