endurance

en·dur·ance

noun \in-ˈdu̇r-ən(t)s, -ˈdyu̇r-, en-\

Definition of ENDURANCE

1

: permanence, duration <the endurance of the play's importance>

2

: the ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially : the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity <a marathon runner's endurance>

3

: the act or an instance of enduring or suffering <endurance of many hardships>

Examples of ENDURANCE

1. The exercise program is designed to increase both strength and endurance.
2. <the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her death>

First Known Use of ENDURANCE

15th century

Related to ENDURANCE

Synonyms: abidance, ceaselessness, continuance, continuity, continuousness, durability, duration, continuation, persistence, subsistence

Antonyms: cessation, close, discontinuance, discontinuity, end, ending, expiration, finish, stoppage, surcease, termination

Related Words: drawing out, elongation, extension, lengthening, prolongation, prolonging, stretching; enduringness, permanence; survival

Near Antonyms: abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, cutback, shortening

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Rhymes with ENDURANCE

insurance