A durable absorbent pant, comprising: a front waist portion with a front waist edge and left and right front leg opening edges; a rear waist portion with a rear waist edge and left and right rear leg opening edges; a crotch portion comprising a crotch gusset, the crotch portion having a forward portion meeting the front waist portion and a rearward portion meeting the rear waist portion; and left and right hip side portions joining the front waist portion to the rear waist portion and thereby forming a waist opening with a waist opening edge comprising the front waist edge and the rear waist edge, and left and right leg openings; wherein the pant is a brief pant; wherein, when the pant is in an opened configuration in which the front waist portion and rear waist portion are separated at the hip side portions, the pant has a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, with an intersection thereof, the intersection occurring in the crotch portion; wherein each of the front waist portion, rear waist portion and crotch gusset comprises a knitted material; and wherein the crotch gusset comprises an absorbent assembly comprising an absorbent layer and a liquid impermeable barrier layer disposed to the outward-facing side of the absorbent layer, and exhibits a maximum Longitudinal Elongation of 25 percent to 100 percent and a Longitudinal Tensile Modulus of 10 gf/mm to 100 gf/mm according to the Longitudinal Tensile Modulus and Maximum Longitudinal Elongation methods described herein; and the crotch portion has a central Caliper at the intersection of the lateral and longitudinal axes, wherein the Caliper is no greater than 5 mm according to the Caliper method described herein; wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a plurality of layer components, and at least one of the layer components comprises an elastic material, wherein the elastic material comprises one or more of elastic fiber, elastic thread, elastic yarn or elastic film, and the elastic material comprises a material selected from elastane and polyurethane, and combinations thereof; wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a wearer-facing layer comprising a knitted fabric material, wherein the knitted fabric material is knitted of one or more yarns that comprise synthetic material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, polyethylene and combinations thereof; and wherein absorbent layer comprises an absorbent knitted fabric material. a front waist portion with a front waist edge and left and right front leg opening edges; a rear waist portion with a rear waist edge and left and right rear leg opening edges; a crotch portion comprising a crotch gusset, the crotch portion having a forward portion meeting the front waist portion and a rearward portion meeting the rear waist portion; and left and right hip side portions joining the front waist portion to the rear waist portion and thereby forming a waist opening with a waist opening edge comprising the front waist edge and the rear waist edge, and left and right leg openings; wherein the pant is a brief pant; wherein, when the pant is in an opened configuration in which the front waist portion and rear waist portion are separated at the hip side portions, the pant has a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, with an intersection thereof, the intersection occurring in the crotch portion; wherein each of the front waist portion, rear waist portion and crotch gusset comprises a knitted material; and wherein the crotch gusset comprises an absorbent assembly comprising an absorbent layer and a liquid impermeable barrier layer disposed to the outward-facing side of the absorbent layer, and exhibits a maximum Longitudinal Elongation of 25 percent to 100 percent and a Longitudinal Tensile Modulus of 10 gf/mm to 100 gf/mm according to the Longitudinal Tensile Modulus and Maximum Longitudinal Elongation methods described herein; and the crotch portion has a central Caliper at the intersection of the lateral and longitudinal axes, wherein the Caliper is no greater than 5 mm according to the Caliper method described herein; wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a plurality of layer components, and at least one of the layer components comprises an elastic material, wherein the elastic material comprises one or more of elastic fiber, elastic thread, elastic yarn or elastic film, and the elastic material comprises a material selected from elastane and polyurethane, and combinations thereof; wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a wearer-facing layer comprising a knitted fabric material, wherein the knitted fabric material is knitted of one or more yarns that comprise synthetic material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, polyethylene and combinations thereof; and wherein absorbent layer comprises an absorbent knitted fabric material.