stamina
UK /ˈstæmɪnə/ · US /ˈstæmənə/ noun
Also a form of stamen
Forms staminas
- noun 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. “He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that's why he can run for a long time.”
- noun (obsolete, uncountable, plural only) The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.
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Etymology
From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.
Webster’s 1913
- noun See Stamen.
- noun The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength.
- noun Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “stamina”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details