endurance

English

Alternative forms

• enduraunce, indurance, induraunce (all obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance.

Morphologically endure +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/, /ɪnˈdjɔːɹəns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdʊɹəns/, /ɪnˈdɝəns/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: en‧du‧rance

Noun

endurance (countable and uncountable, plural endurances)

1. The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.

   He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.

2. Ability to endure hardship.

   Synonym: staying power

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

Synonyms

• thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)

Derived terms

• endurance art
• muscular endurance

 

Related terms

• endura
• enduration
• endure

 

Translations

the measure of a person's stamina or persistence

• Armenian: տոկունություն (hy) (tokunutʻyun)
• Bulgarian: издръжливост (bg) f (izdrǎžlivost)
• Catalan: resistència (ca) f, aguant (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 持久度 (chíjiǔdù), 耐久 (zh) (nàijiǔ)

• Czech: vytrvalost (cs) f
• Danish: udholdenhed c
• Dutch: uithoudingsvermogen (nl) n
• Estonian: vastupidavus
• Finnish: kestävyys (fi), sietokyky (fi)
• French: endurance (fr) f
• German: Ausdauer (de) f
• Greek: αντοχή (el) f (antochí), υπομονή (el) f (ypomoní)

  Ancient: καρτερία f (kartería)

• Ido: duriveso
• Italian: resistenza (it) f, sopportazione (it) f, durata (it) f, autonomia (it) f, fatica (it) f
• Kazakh: төзімділік (tözımdılık)
• Latin: firmitās f
• Macedonian: издржливост f (izdržlivost)
• Maori: manawaroa, matatū
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: utholdenhet (no) m or f

• Ottoman Turkish: طاقت (takat)
• Portuguese: resistência (pt) f
• Romanian: rezistență (ro) f, anduranță (ro) f
• Russian: выно́сливость (ru) f (vynóslivostʹ)
• Spanish: resistencia (es) f, aguante (es) m, perduración (es) f
• Swedish: uthållighet (sv) c
• Telugu: ఓర్పు (te) (ōrpu)
• Tocharian B: kälṣamñe
• Turkish: dayanıklılık (tr)
• Yoruba: agalẹ̀

ability to endure hardship

• Armenian: տոկունություն (hy) (tokunutʻyun)
• Bulgarian: издръжливост (bg) f (izdrǎžlivost)
• Finnish: kestävyys (fi), sietokyky (fi)
• French: endurance (fr) f
• Greek: ανθεκτικότητα (el) f (anthektikótita)

  Ancient: ὑπομονή f (hupomonḗ)

• Irish: acmhainn f, fulaingt f
• Italian: capacità (it) f, persistenza (it) f, resistenza (it) f, tolleranza (it) f
• Latin: perpessiō f, firmitās f
• Maori: manawaroa
• Portuguese: firmeza (pt) f
• Romanian: răbdare (ro) f
• Russian: выно́сливость (ru) f (vynóslivostʹ), сто́йкость (ru) f (stójkostʹ)
• Telugu: ఓపిక (te) (ōpika)
• Turkish: dayanıklılık (tr)

French

Etymology

From endurer +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

endurance f (plural endurances)

1. endurance, stamina

Further reading

• “endurance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.