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stamina

noun · 4 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈstæmɪnə/
  • US: /ˈstæmənə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmɪnə
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 M AH0 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that's why he can run for a long time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, plural, plural-only, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of stamen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural, rare

Examples

  • 1790, William Curtis, The Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-Garden Displayed, Volume 3, 2006 Gutenberg eBook edition, In the specimens we have examined, and which perhaps have been rendered luxuriant by culture, the number of stamina has been from twelve to sixteen; of styles, from six to eight; of flowers on the same stalk, from one to eight.
  • 1832 December 8, Spirit of Discovery, in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Number 579, 2005 Gutenberg eBook edition, The gay flowers of the hibiscus tiliaceus, as well as the splendid huth or Barringtonia speciosa, covered with its beautiful flowers, the petals of which are white, and the edges of the stamina delicately tinged with pink, give to the trees when in full bloom a magnificent appearance; the hibiscus rosa-chinensis, or kowa of the natives also grows in luxuriance and beauty.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

enduring strength and energy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: staying power, toughness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: endurance

Narrower terms: legs

History

Etymology

From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: stamina — power of sustained exertion
  • Arabic: تَحَمُّل (taḥammul) — power of sustained exertion
  • Arabic: قُوَّةُ تَحَمُّل (quwwatu taḥammul) — power of sustained exertion
  • Arabic: جَلَد (jalad) — power of sustained exertion
  • Assamese: দম (dom) — power of sustained exertion
  • Bengali: সহ্যশক্তি (śojjhośokti) — power of sustained exertion
  • Bulgarian: издръжли́вост (izdrǎžlívost) — power of sustained exertion
  • Catalan: aguant — power of sustained exertion
  • Catalan: resistència — power of sustained exertion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐力 (nàilì) — power of sustained exertion
  • Czech: výdrž — power of sustained exertion
  • Dutch: uithoudingsvermogen — power of sustained exertion
  • Dutch: conditie — power of sustained exertion
  • Estonian: vastupidavus — power of sustained exertion
  • Finnish: kestävyys — power of sustained exertion
  • Finnish: sisu — power of sustained exertion
  • Finnish: stamina — power of sustained exertion
  • French: endurance — power of sustained exertion
  • French: résistance — power of sustained exertion
  • Galician: resistencia — power of sustained exertion
  • Galician: aguante — power of sustained exertion
  • Galician: folgo — power of sustained exertion
  • Galician: azo — power of sustained exertion
  • German: Ausdauer — power of sustained exertion
  • German: Durchhaltevermögen — power of sustained exertion
  • Greek: αντοχή (antochí) — power of sustained exertion
  • Ancient Greek: καρτερία (kartería) — power of sustained exertion
  • Hungarian: kitartás — power of sustained exertion
  • Hungarian: állóképesség — power of sustained exertion
  • Italian: vigore — power of sustained exertion
  • Latin: firmitās — power of sustained exertion
  • Lithuanian: ištvermė — power of sustained exertion
  • Macedonian: издр́жливост (izdŕžlivost) — power of sustained exertion
  • Macedonian: и́страјност (ístrajnost) — power of sustained exertion
  • Māori: manawaroa — power of sustained exertion
  • Māori: manawatiti — power of sustained exertion
  • Māori: manawa piharau — power of sustained exertion
  • Māori: manawa tītī — power of sustained exertion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utholdenhet — power of sustained exertion
  • Persian: بنیه (boniye) — power of sustained exertion
  • Polish: wytrzymałość — power of sustained exertion
  • Portuguese: estamina — power of sustained exertion
  • Portuguese: vigor — power of sustained exertion
  • Romanian: anduranță — power of sustained exertion
  • Russian: вы́держка (výderžka) — power of sustained exertion
  • Russian: выно́сливость (vynóslivostʹ) — power of sustained exertion
  • Russian: сто́йкость (stójkostʹ) — power of sustained exertion
  • Russian: запа́с жи́зненных сил (zapás žíznennyx sil) — power of sustained exertion
  • Serbo-Croatian: stamenost — power of sustained exertion
  • Serbo-Croatian: izdržljivost — power of sustained exertion
  • Spanish: estamina — power of sustained exertion
  • Spanish: resistencia — power of sustained exertion
  • Spanish: aguante — power of sustained exertion
  • Spanish: stamina (stámina) — power of sustained exertion
  • Spanish: perduración — power of sustained exertion
  • Spanish: vigor — power of sustained exertion
  • Spanish: fondo — power of sustained exertion
  • Tocharian B: kälṣamñe — power of sustained exertion
  • Turkish: dayanma gücü — power of sustained exertion
  • Turkish: derman — power of sustained exertion
  • Turkish: hâl — power of sustained exertion
  • Turkish: takat — power of sustained exertion
  • Ottoman Turkish: طاقت (takat) — power of sustained exertion
  • Ukrainian: витривалість (vytryvalistʹ) — power of sustained exertion
  • Yoruba: agalẹ̀ — power of sustained exertion