Durable vs Valuable - What's the difference?

durable | valuable |


As adjectives the difference between durable and valuable

is that durable is able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring while valuable is having a great value.

As nouns the difference between durable and valuable

is that durable is (economics) a durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year while valuable is a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.

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 ----

    valuable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a great value.
    • valuable gemstones
  • estimable; deserving esteem
    • a valuable''' friend; a '''valuable companion

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    Antonyms

    * worthless

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.