Standard Lemma guide

enduring

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ɪnˈdɝ.ɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ənˈdʒʉːɹɪŋ/
  • Australian: [ənˈdʒʉːɹɪŋ]
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N D Y UH1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 N D UH1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an enduring belief in democracy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

endurance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of endure

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an enduring disposition
  • a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: long-suffering

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

unceasing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an abiding belief
  • imperishable truths

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abiding, imperishable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դիմացկուն (dimacʻkun) — long-lasting
  • Bulgarian: траен (traen) — long-lasting
  • Bulgarian: продължителен (prodǎlžitelen) — long-lasting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 久 (jiǔ) — long-lasting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 持久 (chíjiǔ) — long-lasting
  • Esperanto: daŭrema — long-lasting
  • German: beständig — long-lasting
  • German: andauernd — long-lasting
  • German: bleibend — long-lasting
  • German: ausdauernd — long-lasting
  • German: dauerhaft — long-lasting
  • German: anhaltend — long-lasting
  • Hindi: चिरस्थायी (cirasthāyī) — long-lasting
  • Hungarian: tartós — long-lasting
  • Macedonian: тра́ен (tráen) — long-lasting
  • Māori: matatū — long-lasting
  • Māori: tāroa — long-lasting
  • Māori: tūroa — long-lasting
  • Middle English: dregh — long-lasting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: langvarig — long-lasting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vedvarende — long-lasting
  • Plautdietsch: bestendich — long-lasting
  • Plautdietsch: duarhauft — long-lasting
  • Polish: trwały — long-lasting
  • Polish: wytrzymały — long-lasting
  • Portuguese: perdurante — long-lasting
  • Romanian: de durată — long-lasting
  • Romanian: durabil — long-lasting
  • Spanish: perdurante — long-lasting
  • Spanish: perdurador — long-lasting
  • Spanish: endurante — long-lasting
  • Spanish: endurador — long-lasting
  • Spanish: duradero — long-lasting
  • Swedish: tålig — long-lasting
  • Tibetan: སྲིང་བ་ (sring ba) — long-lasting
  • Tibetan: ཐུབ་པ་ (thub pa) — long-lasting
  • Tocharian B: eṃṣketstse — long-lasting
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاینده (payende, payanda) — long-lasting