noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The measure of a person's stamina or persistence. countable, uncountable

   "He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home."

2. 2
   the power to withstand hardship or stress wordnet
3. 3
   An ability to endure hardship. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a state of surviving; remaining alive wordnet
5. 5
   The length of time that a ship's rations will supply. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

durationforbearancepersistencesufferancesurvivalabidingness

Example

More examples

"You need great endurance to run ten thousand meters."

Etymology

First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance. Morphologically endure + -ance.

Related phrases

endurance artmuscular endurance

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