Endurance
[en-doo r-uh ns, -dyoo r-] /ɛnˈdʊər əns, -ˈdyʊər-/
noun
1.
the fact or power of or bearing pain, hardships, etc.
2.
the ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions; stamina:
He has amazing physical endurance.
3.
lasting quality; duration:
His friendships have little endurance.
4.
something , as a hardship; trial.
/ɪnˈdjʊərəns/
noun
1.
the capacity, state, or an instance of enduring
2.
something endured; a hardship, strain, or privation
n.
late 15c., “continued existence in time;” see endure + -ance. Meaning “ability to endure suffering, etc.” is from 1660s.
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[en-doo r, -dyoo r] /ɛnˈdʊər, -ˈdyʊər/ verb (used with object), endured, enduring. 1. to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo: to endure great financial pressures with equanimity. 2. to bear without resistance or with patience; tolerate: I cannot endure your insults any longer. 3. to admit of; allow; bear: His poetry is […]
- Endures
[en-doo r, -dyoo r] /ɛnˈdʊər, -ˈdyʊər/ verb (used with object), endured, enduring. 1. to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo: to endure great financial pressures with equanimity. 2. to bear without resistance or with patience; tolerate: I cannot endure your insults any longer. 3. to admit of; allow; bear: His poetry is […]