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/ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/
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/ɪnˈdʊɹəns/
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The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An ability to endure hardship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: staying power
Antonyms: none provided
The length of time that a ship's rations will supply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the power to withstand hardship or stress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the marathon tests a runner's endurance
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strength
Narrower terms: sufferance, stamina, staying power, toughness, long-sufferance, long-suffering, tolerance
a state of surviving; remaining alive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: survival
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: animation, life, living, aliveness
Narrower terms: subsistence
First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance. Morphologically endure + -ance.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
տոկունություն
(tokunutʻyun)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Bulgarian :
издръжливост
(izdrǎžlivost)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Catalan :
resistència
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Catalan :
aguant
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Chinese Mandarin :
持久度
(chíjiǔdù)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Chinese Mandarin :
耐久
(nàijiǔ)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Czech :
vytrvalost
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Danish :
udholdenhed
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Dutch :
uithoudingsvermogen
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Estonian :
vastupidavus
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Finnish :
kestävyys
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Finnish :
sietokyky
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
French :
endurance
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
German :
Ausdauer
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
German :
Durchhaltevermögen
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Greek :
αντοχή
(antochí)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Greek :
υπομονή
(ypomoní)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Ancient Greek :
καρτερία
(kartería)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Hanunoo :
agwanta
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Ido :
duriveso
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Italian :
resistenza
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Italian :
sopportazione
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Italian :
durata
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Italian :
autonomia
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Italian :
fatica
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Kazakh :
төзімділік
(tözımdılık)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Korean :
지구력
(jiguryeok)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Latin :
firmitās
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Macedonian :
издржливост
(izdržlivost)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Māori :
manawaroa
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Māori :
matatū
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Norwegian Bokmål :
utholdenhet
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Portuguese :
resistência
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Romanian :
rezistență
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Romanian :
anduranță
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Russian :
выно́сливость
(vynóslivostʹ)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Spanish :
resistencia
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Spanish :
aguante
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Spanish :
perduración
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Swedish :
uthållighet
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Tagalog :
agwanta
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Telugu :
ఓర్పు
(ōrpu)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Tocharian B :
kälṣamñe
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Turkish :
dayanıklılık
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Ottoman Turkish :
طاقت
(takat)
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Yoruba :
agalẹ̀
— the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Armenian :
տոկունություն
(tokunutʻyun)
— ability to endure hardship
Bulgarian :
издръжливост
(izdrǎžlivost)
— ability to endure hardship
Finnish :
kestävyys
— ability to endure hardship
Finnish :
sietokyky
— ability to endure hardship
French :
endurance
— ability to endure hardship
German :
Durchhaltevermögen
— ability to endure hardship
German :
Widerstandsfähigkeit
— ability to endure hardship
Greek :
ανθεκτικότητα
(anthektikótita)
— ability to endure hardship
Ancient Greek :
ὑπομονή
(hupomonḗ)
— ability to endure hardship
Irish :
acmhainn
— ability to endure hardship
Irish :
fulaingt
— ability to endure hardship
Italian :
capacità
— ability to endure hardship
Italian :
persistenza
— ability to endure hardship
Italian :
resistenza
— ability to endure hardship
Italian :
tolleranza
— ability to endure hardship
Latin :
perpessiō
— ability to endure hardship
Latin :
firmitās
— ability to endure hardship
Māori :
manawaroa
— ability to endure hardship
Portuguese :
firmeza
— ability to endure hardship
Romanian :
răbdare
— ability to endure hardship
Russian :
выно́сливость
(vynóslivostʹ)
— ability to endure hardship
Russian :
сто́йкость
(stójkostʹ)
— ability to endure hardship
Swedish :
tålan
— ability to endure hardship
Swedish :
tålamod
— ability to endure hardship
Telugu :
ఓపిక
(ōpika)
— ability to endure hardship
Turkish :
dayanıklılık
— ability to endure hardship