endurance
The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
Example
“He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.”
Other meanings
An ability to endure hardship.
The length of time that a ship's rations will supply.
Related words
- nonendurance
- superendurance
- endurance art
- muscular endurance
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “endurance” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.