The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WEAR , but the solution may also be LEGS which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in New York Times).
Durability crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WEAR | 44 % | 4 |
| STAMINA | 22 % | 7 |
| STRENGTH | 11 % | 8 |
| LEGS | 11 % | 4 |
| LASTINGNESS | 11 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Durability
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- enduringness
- lastingness
- strength
- lasting
- longevity
- lifetime
- persistence
- permanence
- permanency
- continuity
- stability
- lifespan
Crossword Answer definitions
WEAR noun- (in combination) clothing
- Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time
- Fashion
- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- (with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
- To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
- To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
- To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
- (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
- (of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
- To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.
- To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- To defend; protect.
- To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
- To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
- An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result WEAR
- Tear's partner
- Erode
- Have on
- Rub down
- Everyday use
- Become threadbare
- Prove durable
- Time's sign?
- Tire usage
- Apparel
More clues leading to the result STAMINA
- Marathoner's quality
- It can keep you going
- Triathlete's need
- Ultramarathoner's need
- Endurance
- Marathoner's need
- Staying power
- It's needed to finish a marathon
- Fortitude
- Lasting power
More clues leading to the result STRENGTH
- Resistance
- Puissance
- Moral courage
- At thirty...
- Power
- Force
- Long suit
- Bodybuilder's goal
- Might
- Samson's forte.
More clues leading to the result LEGS
- Diamond of gangsterdom
- Appendages
- Trip components
- "On ones last ____"
- KFC pieces
- Journey segments
- Mobster Diamond
- Pair of jeans?
- Staying power, so to speak
- Trip segments