endurance
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.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>
See Examples of ENDURANCE
- The exercise program is designed to increase both strength and endurance.
- <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
Rhymes with ENDURANCE
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