endurance

noun
UK: /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/
US: /ɪnˈdʊrəns/

  1. The ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time.

    1. Running a marathon tests your endurance.
    2. The athlete showed incredible endurance during the demanding competition, pushing through the pain to achieve victory.

  2. The power of enduring or bearing pain, hardships, or other trials.

    1. She showed great endurance during her illness.
    2. The pioneer spirit is often marked by a remarkable endurance of hardships as they forged a new life in the wilderness.

  3. The length of time that something lasts.

    1. This battery has a long endurance.
    2. The design of the bridge ensures its structural endurance for many years, even under extreme weather conditions.

Synonyms

survival persistence stamina resistance bearing tolerance fortitude perseverance patience
endurance intransitive-verb

  1. To undergo or experience (pain or suffering) for a sustained period.

    1. They must endure many hardships.
    2. The refugees had to endure freezing temperatures and food shortages as they waited at the border.

  2. To remain in existence; last.

    1. Few of Shakespeare's plays have endured so well.
    2. The ancient pyramids continue to endure as testaments to the skill and ingenuity of their builders.
endurance transitive-verb

  1. To put up with; tolerate.

    1. I cannot endure his rude behavior.
    2. She had to endure the constant noise from the construction site next door with remarkable patience.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "endurance" in English means: The ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time., The power of enduring or bearing pain, hardships, or other trials., The length of time that something lasts..

The phonetic transcription of "endurance" is /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/ in British English and /ɪnˈdʊrəns/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "endurance": survival, persistence, stamina, resistance, bearing, tolerance, fortitude, perseverance, patience.

Example usage of "endurance": "Running a marathon tests your endurance.". More examples on the page.