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endurance

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noun

mass noun

  • 1The ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.

    ‘she was close to the limit of her endurance’
    • ‘The rally will be a real test of endurance, stamina and navigational skills.’
    • ‘For a man like him, Antarctica represents the ultimate endurance test.’
    • ‘A Swindon doctor and marathon runner looks set to finish the ultimate endurance test in the Sahara Desert.’
    • ‘The pair have been in training for the marathon endurance test since October.’
    • ‘This cross-border event is a rigorous and testing challenge of endurance and skill.’
    • ‘Test your endurance and skill as you power round tracks for up to 24 hours.’
    • ‘It'll take a while but any difficulty will be in testing our endurance.’
    • ‘It is the ultimate test of skill and endurance of both the rider and his steed.’
    • ‘Pulling out a stopwatch and trying your skills is fun but will also test your endurance and physical fitness.’
    • ‘For most people, running a marathon would be the realisation of a lifetime ambition and the ultimate test of endurance.’
    • ‘Soon new records will be set and new tests of endurance undergone.’
    • ‘The six of us that are left are looking around at the empty beds and realizing that this is becoming a test of endurance.’
    • ‘His spirit of endurance and his determination carried him through those difficult times.’
    • ‘The marathon race is the big test of endurance in the Olympics.’
    • ‘A football match is not a sprint and is, more often than not, a test of endurance.’
    • ‘We've seen ordinary men testing their endurance under the rigours of SAS training.’
    • ‘Such activities are tests of endurance, to see how much pain and misery you can withstand.’
    • ‘Each step down the metal staircase, each turn at each landing, was an agonizing test of endurance.’
    • ‘The first one went in to test his endurance and he did and came out better than his expectations.’
    • ‘Like a stage of a bike race, it is a test of endurance and, ultimately, speed.’
    toleration, bearing, tolerance, sufferance, fortitude, forbearance, patience, acceptance, resignation, stoicism
    stamina, staying power, fortitude, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, pertinacity, doggedness, indefatigability, tirelessness, resoluteness, resolution, determination
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  • 2The capacity of something to last or to withstand wear and tear.

    ‘The commonly traveled path to improved cardiovascular function and increased muscular endurance is continuous, submaximal, steady state training.’
    • ‘And to the greatest race of all time, were the endurance of the machine is as important as the skill of the driver.’
    • ‘We're still improving a lot but we have a long way to go with the endurance of the tyre.’
    continuance, continuity, continuation, lasting power, durability, permanence, longevity
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Pronunciation

endurance

/ɪnˈdjʊərəns/ /ɛnˈdjʊərəns/

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’
    • ‘Mike is looking to coach other endurance athletes and encourage those who fancy following in his ironman wake.’
    • ‘The night's lengthy endurance challenge involved seven teams racing against the clock.’
    • ‘Beth now competes in endurance competition rides of up to 44 kilometres.’
    • ‘You lose a large amount of fluid from the body as sweat during endurance events.’
    • ‘Should he clinch victory today, he would leapfrog the Belgian as the most successful driver in the world's most famous endurance race with seven wins.’
    • ‘A Swindon man who used to be a couch potato is now preparing to take on eight of the UK's most gruelling endurance races to raise money for charity.’
    • ‘He also has been successful in international endurance riding competitions.’
    • ‘He is being put through a vigorous physical fitness programme which includes stamina, endurance running, and weight training.’
    • ‘The practice of consuming carbohydrate sports drinks is now deeply embedded in the culture of endurance sports.’
    • ‘His cold water endurance swims are made possible by his ability to elevate his core body temperature while psyching himself up before he enters the water.’

Pronunciation

endurance

/ɪnˈdjʊərəns/ /ɛnˈdjʊərəns/

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).