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Durable vs Skookum - What's the difference?

durable | skookum |

As adjectives the difference between durable and skookum

is that durable is able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring while skookum is excellent, impressive.

As nouns the difference between durable and skookum

is that durable is a durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year while Skookum is a domestic cat of a small, short-legged breed.

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 ----

    skookum

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A domestic cat of a small, short-legged breed.
  • (US, historical) A kind of souvenir doll once common in tourist areas.

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