endurance

English

Alternative forms

enduraunce, indurance, induraunce (all obsolete)

Etymology

[Late 15th Century] From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance.

Pronunciation

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(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdjʊəɹənts/

Noun

endurance (countable and uncountable, plural endurances)

The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.

He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.
Ability to endure hardship.

Synonyms

thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)

Translations

the measure of a person's stamina or persistence

Armenian: տոկունություն (hy) (tokunutʿyun)
Bulgarian: издръжливост (bg) f (izdrǎžlivost)
Czech: vytrvalost (cs) f
Danish: udholdenhed c
Dutch: uithoudingsvermogen (nl) n
Finnish: kestävyys (fi), sietokyky (kestävyys- when used attributively)
French: endurance (fr) f
German: Ausdauer (de) f
Latin: firmitas f

Maori: manawaroa
Norwegian:
Bokmål: utholdenhet (no) m, f
Portuguese: resistência (pt) f
Romanian: rezistență (ro) f
Russian: выно́сливость (ru) f (vynóslivostʹ)
Spanish: resistencia (es) f
Telugu: ఓర్పు (te) (ōrpu)
Turkish: dayanıklılık (tr)

ability to endure hardship

Armenian: տոկունություն (hy) (tokunutʿyun)
Bulgarian: издръжливост (bg) f (izdrǎžlivost)
Finnish: kestävyys (fi), sietokyky (fi)
French: endurance (fr) f
Irish: acmhainn f, fulaingt f
Latin: firmitas f

Maori: manawaroa
Portuguese: firmeza (pt) f
Romanian: răbdare (ro) f
Russian: выно́сливость (ru) f (vynóslivostʹ), сто́йкость (ru) f (stójkostʹ)
Telugu: ఓపిక (te) (ōpika)
Turkish: dayanıklılık (tr)

French

Etymology

endurer +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

endurance f (plural endurances)

endurance, stamina

External links

“endurance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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