Stamina

//ˈstæmənə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. uncountable, usually

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

  2. 2
    plural of stamen form-of, plural, rare

    "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."

  3. 3
    enduring strength and energy wordnet
  4. 4
    The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities. obsolete, plural, plural-only, uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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enduranceapplicationassiduityassiduousnessbackboneballs

Example

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"Sam doesn't have the stamina to finish a marathon."

Etymology

From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.

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