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endurance

/ɪnˈdʊɹəns/noun3 syllables

Endurance means: a state of surviving; remaining alive.

Synonyms for endurance3

noun, as in a state of surviving; remaining alive

also used for endurance

staying power, thole

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What does endurance mean?2

noun

1

a state of surviving; remaining alive

2

the power to withstand hardship or stress“the marathon tests a runner's endurance”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Endurance in a sentence

  • In the end, love's endurance depends on both partners.Nuel
  • You need great endurance to run ten thousand meters.unknown
  • His laziness is past the margin of endurance.Polgar1
  • A triathlon is a forbidding test of endurance.darinmex
  • You need great endurance to add ten thousand sentences.Hybrid
  • He had enough endurance to run a marathon.AlanF_US
  • Cardiovascular endurance is one of the six components of physical fitness.AlanF_US
  • There is no situation which cannot be ennobled by work or else by endurance.Adelpa

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Forms of endurance

as a noun

plural
endurances