Dictionary

stamina en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈstæmənə/ (US)
• /ˈstæmɪnə/ (UK)
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Etymology

From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural, rare) plural of stamen
   form of stamen
   • 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.
2. (uncountable, usually) 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.
   • Yes, gas, price of energy, food, even interest rates are rising, so that means tough times for households. It's often thought that Europeans or we Western people are used to, let's say, to a life which goes always to better and better and thus that we are very weak to face difficulties. But I would say that Ukrainians gave an excellent example that there is stamina amongst people when difficulties come. And difficulties which we are facing are minor if compared to those Ukrainians are meeting. So, I believe that we European people can take it and have resilience. 2022 September 25, 4:49 from the start, in 'He's all in': Finland's president predicts Putin's next move, spoken by Sauli Niinistö, CNN, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2022:
   • In the first five minutes muscles which he had not been aware that he possessed had started to ache like neglected teeth. His respect for the toughness and durability of artists' models was now solid. How they acquired the stamina to go through this sort of thing all day and then bound off to Bohemian revels at night was more than he could understand. 1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter V, in Indiscretions of Archie:
   • He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that's why he can run for a long time.
3. (obsolete, plural, plural-only, uncountable, usually) The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.

Forms

Translations (66)

ro anduranță (power of sustained exertion) · gl resistencia (power of sustained exertion) · cs výdrž (power of sustained exertion) · mi manawa piharau (power of sustained exertion) · ru запа́с жи́зненных сил (power of sustained exertion) · cmn 耐力 (power of sustained exertion) · sh stamenost (power of sustained exertion) · et vastupidavus (power of sustained exertion) · pt estamina (power of sustained exertion) · fi stamina (power of sustained exertion) · bn সহ্যশক্তি (power of sustained exertion) · mi manawatiti (power of sustained exertion) · bg издръжли́вост (power of sustained exertion) · ru выно́сливость (power of sustained exertion) · tr derman (power of sustained exertion) · es perduración (power of sustained exertion) · es resistencia (power of sustained exertion) · mk издр́жливост (power of sustained exertion) · lt ištvermė (power of sustained exertion) · fi sisu (power of sustained exertion) · ar جَلَد (power of sustained exertion) · it vigore (power of sustained exertion) · es estamina (power of sustained exertion) · gl azo (power of sustained exertion) · ca resistència (power of sustained exertion) · gl aguante (power of sustained exertion) · tr dayanma gücü (power of sustained exertion) · el αντοχή (power of sustained exertion) · hu kitartás (power of sustained exertion) · grc καρτερία (power of sustained exertion) · de Durchhaltevermögen (power of sustained exertion) · nl conditie (power of sustained exertion) · pt vigor (power of sustained exertion) · txb kälṣamñe (power of sustained exertion) · yo agalẹ̀ (power of sustained exertion) · af stamina (power of sustained exertion) · ota طاقت (power of sustained exertion) · fi kestävyys (power of sustained exertion) · ca aguant (power of sustained exertion) · la firmitās (power of sustained exertion) · pl wytrzymałość (power of sustained exertion) · es stamina (stámina) (power of sustained exertion) · gl folgo (power of sustained exertion) · nb utholdenhet (power of sustained exertion) · ak ahoɔden (power of sustained exertion) · as দম (power of sustained exertion) · tr takat (power of sustained exertion) · fr résistance (power of sustained exertion) · es fondo (power of sustained exertion) · hu állóképesség (power of sustained exertion) · fr endurance (power of sustained exertion) · mi manawa tītī (power of sustained exertion) · de Ausdauer (power of sustained exertion) · ru сто́йкость (power of sustained exertion) · ar تَحَمُّل (power of sustained exertion) · sh izdržljivost (power of sustained exertion) · mi manawaroa (power of sustained exertion) · ar قُوَّةُ تَحَمُّل (power of sustained exertion) · uk витривалість (power of sustained exertion) · es aguante (power of sustained exertion) · fa بنیه (power of sustained exertion) · ru вы́держка (power of sustained exertion) · mk и́страјност (power of sustained exertion) · nl uithoudingsvermogen (power of sustained exertion) · es vigor (power of sustained exertion) · tr hâl (power of sustained exertion)