long-wearing

1. 1.

   capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay

   “durable denim jeans”

   Synonymsdurable

   Similarserviceable

Questions about long-wearing

What does long-wearing mean?

long-wearing means "capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay".

How many syllables are in long-wearing?

long-wearing has 4 syllables: lon-g-we-a-ring. The stress falls on "g-we".

What is another word for long-wearing?

Close synonyms include durable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.