ENDURANCE

endurance

(noun) the power to withstand hardship or stress; “the marathon tests a runner’s endurance”

survival, endurance

(noun) a state of surviving; remaining alive

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

endurance (countable and uncountable, plural endurances)

The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.

Ability to endure hardship.

(nautical) The length of time that a ship's rations will supply

Synonyms

• thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)

Source: Wiktionary

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En*dur"ance, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. endurance. See Endure.]

1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance. Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession. Sir W. Scott.

2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience. Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death. Sir W. Temple.

Syn.

– Suffering; patience; fortitude; resignation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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