enduring, long-suffering
(adjective) patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; “an enduring disposition”; “a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife”
abiding, enduring, imperishable
(adjective) lasting a long time; “an abiding belief”; “imperishable truths”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
enduring (comparative more enduring, superlative most enduring)
Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
• diuturnal, prolonged; see also lasting
enduring
present participle of endure
enduring (plural endurings)
endurance
• rudening, unringed
Source: Wiktionary
En*dur"ing, a.
Definition: Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition. "A better and enduring substance." Heb. x. 34.
– En*dur"ing*ly, adv. T. Arnold.
– En*dur"ing*ness, n.
En*dure", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Endured; p. pr. & vb. n. Enduring.] Etym: [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See Dure, v. i., and cf. Indurate.]
1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain. Their verdure still endure. Shak. He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. Job viii. 15.
2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee Ezek. xxii. 14.
En*dure", v. t.
1. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather. Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure, As might the strokes of two such arms endure. Dryden.
2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate. I will no longer endure it. Shak. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake. 2 Tim. ii. 10. How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people Esther viii. 6.
3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [Obs.] Manly limbs endured with little ease. Spenser.
Syn.
– To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
