Dictionary

endurance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˈdɝəns/ (General-American)
• /ɪnˈdʊɹəns/ (General-American)
• /ɪnˈdjɔːɹəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
   • He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.
2. (countable, uncountable) An ability to endure hardship.
3. (countable, uncountable) The length of time that a ship's rations will supply.

Forms

Deriveds

nonendurance · muscular endurance · endurance art · ultraendurance · superendurance

Relateds

endure · enduration · endura

Synonyms

thole · staying power

Translations (72)

ca aguant (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · el αντοχή (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · it durata (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · es aguante (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · nb utholdenhet (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ro rezistență (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · tr dayanıklılık (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · de Durchhaltevermögen (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · mi manawaroa (ability to endure hardship) · te ఓర్పు (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · yo agalẹ̀ (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · mi manawaroa (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ru выно́сливость (ability to endure hardship) · ru сто́йкость (ability to endure hardship) · sv uthållighet (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ota طاقت (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · sv tålan (ability to endure hardship) · fr endurance (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · pt resistência (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · it resistenza (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · el υπομονή (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · bg издръжливост (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · et vastupidavus (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · tr dayanıklılık (ability to endure hardship) · nl uithoudingsvermogen (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · cmn 耐久 (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · it capacità (ability to endure hardship) · ro răbdare (ability to endure hardship) · de Durchhaltevermögen (ability to endure hardship) · grc ὑπομονή (ability to endure hardship) · it tolleranza (ability to endure hardship) · fi sietokyky (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · mk издржливост (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · es perduración (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ga acmhainn (ability to endure hardship) · la firmitās (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · cmn 持久度 (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · fr endurance (ability to endure hardship) · de Widerstandsfähigkeit (ability to endure hardship) · it sopportazione (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · la firmitās (ability to endure hardship) · grc καρτερία (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ro anduranță (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · it resistenza (ability to endure hardship) · it fatica (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · it persistenza (ability to endure hardship) · hy տոկունություն (ability to endure hardship) · fi kestävyys (ability to endure hardship) · fi sietokyky (ability to endure hardship) · cs vytrvalost (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ga fulaingt (ability to endure hardship) · el ανθεκτικότητα (ability to endure hardship) · de Ausdauer (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ca resistència (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · hy տոկունություն (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ru выно́сливость (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · ko 지구력 (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · tl agwanta (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · io duriveso (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · hnn agwanta (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · mi matatū (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · bg издръжливост (ability to endure hardship) · pt firmeza (ability to endure hardship) · te ఓపిక (ability to endure hardship) · kk төзімділік (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · da udholdenhed (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · la perpessiō (ability to endure hardship) · es resistencia (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · it autonomia (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · txb kälṣamñe (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · fi kestävyys (the measure of a person's stamina or persistence) · sv tålamod (ability to endure hardship)