Meanings
nounendurance (countable and uncountable, plural endurances)
plural endurances · alternative enduraunce · alternative indurance · alternative induraunce
- countableuncountableThe measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ability to endure hardship.
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Origin
- Old Frenchendurance
- Middle Frenchendurance
- Englishendurance
First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance. Morphologically endure + -ance.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek καρτερία, ὑπομονή
- καρτερία (kartería)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- ὑπομονή (hupomonḗ)ability to endure hardship
Bulgarian издръжливост, издръжливост
- издръжливост (izdrăžlivost)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- издръжливост (izdrăžlivost)ability to endure hardship
Catalan resistència, aguant
- resistènciathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- aguantthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Chinese Mandarin 持久度, 耐久
- 持久度 (chíjiǔdù)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- 耐久 (nàijiǔ)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Czech vytrvalost
- vytrvalostthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Danish udholdenhed
- udholdenhedthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Dutch uithoudingsvermogen
- uithoudingsvermogenthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Estonian vastupidavus
- vastupidavusthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Finnish kestävyys, sietokyky
- kestävyysthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- sietokykythe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- kestävyysability to endure hardship
- sietokykyability to endure hardship
French endurance, endurance
- endurancethe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- enduranceability to endure hardship
German Ausdauer, Durchhaltevermögen
- Ausdauerthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- Durchhaltevermögenthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- Durchhaltevermögenability to endure hardship
- Widerstandsfähigkeitability to endure hardship
Greek αντοχή, υπομονή
- αντοχή (antochí)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- υπομονή (ypomoní)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- ανθεκτικότητα (anthektikótita)ability to endure hardship
Irish acmhainn, fulaingt
- acmhainnability to endure hardship
- fulaingtability to endure hardship
Italian resistenza, sopportazione
- resistenzathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- sopportazionethe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- duratathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- autonomiathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- faticathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- capacitàability to endure hardship
- persistenzaability to endure hardship
- resistenzaability to endure hardship
- tolleranzaability to endure hardship
Korean 지구력
- 지구력 (jiguryeok)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Latin firmitās, perpessiō
- firmitāsthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- perpessiōability to endure hardship
- firmitāsability to endure hardship
Māori manawaroa, matatū
- manawaroathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- matatūthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- manawaroaability to endure hardship
Norwegian Bokmål utholdenhet
- utholdenhetthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Portuguese resistência, firmeza
- resistênciathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- firmezaability to endure hardship
Romanian rezistență, anduranță
- rezistențăthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- anduranțăthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- răbdareability to endure hardship
Russian выно́сливость, выно́сливость
- выно́сливость (vynóslivostʹ)the measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- выно́сливость (vynóslivostʹ)ability to endure hardship
- сто́йкость (stójkostʹ)ability to endure hardship
Spanish resistencia, aguante
- resistenciathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- aguantethe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- perduraciónthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Swedish uthållighet, tålan
- uthållighetthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- tålanability to endure hardship
- tålamodability to endure hardship
Tagalog agwanta
- agwantathe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
Turkish dayanıklılık, dayanıklılık
- dayanıklılıkthe measure of a person's stamina or persistence
- dayanıklılıkability to endure hardship
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“endurance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endurance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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