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Durable vs Hardened - What's the difference?

durable | hardened |

As adjectives the difference between durable and hardened

is that durable is able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring while hardened is unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.

As a noun durable

is (economics) a durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.

As a verb hardened is

(harden).

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.
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    • Antonyms

    * nondurable ----

    hardened

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (harden)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.
  • :* The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.

    • Anagrams

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