noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈstæmɪnə/
US:/ˈstæmənə/
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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