endurance
UK /ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/ · US /ɪnˈdʊɹəns/ noun
Forms endurances enduraunce indurance induraunce
- noun The measure of a person's stamina or persistence. “He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.”
- noun An ability to endure hardship.
- noun (nautical) The length of time that a ship's rations will supply.
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Etymology
First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance. Morphologically endure + -ance.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance.
- noun The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience.
Etymology [Cf. OF. endurance. See Endure.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “endurance”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details