endurance
noun
[ ɪnˈdjʊər(ə)ns ]
• the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
• "she was close to the limit of her endurance"
Similar:
toleration,
bearing,
tolerance,
sufferance,
fortitude,
forbearance,
patience,
acceptance,
resignation,
stoicism,
stamina,
staying power,
perseverance,
persistence,
tenacity,
pertinacity,
doggedness,
indefatigability,
tirelessness,
resoluteness,
resolution,
determination,
Dunkirk spirit,
stickability,
guts,
grit,
spunk,
bottle,
• the capacity of something to last or to withstand wear and tear.
Similar:
continuance,
continuity,
continuation,
lasting power,
durability,
permanence,
longevity,
constancy,
stability,
changelessness,
immutability,
lastingness,
everlastingness,
endurance
adjective
• denoting or relating to a race or other sporting event that takes place over a long distance or otherwise demands great physical stamina.
• "the annual 24-hour endurance race"
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘continued existence, ability to last’; formerly also as indurance ): from Old French, from endurer ‘make hard’ (see endure).
