endurance
Endurance is the power to withstand something challenging. If you decide to run a marathon, you will need lots of endurance to run over 26 miles.
The noun endurance contains endure, which means "to suffer or undergo" and the suffix -ance means "the state of." It can be used to describe the physical strength to keep going, as in a marathon or giving birth, but it can also be used when discussing an exhausting mental situation or stressful time — the endurance to bounce back from heartbreak, perhaps.
Definitions of endurance
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a state of surviving; remaining alive
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the power to withstand hardship or stress“the marathon tests a runner's endurance”
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sufferance
patient endurance especially of pain or distress
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stamina, staying power, toughness
enduring strength and energy
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long-sufferance, long-suffering
patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
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tolerance
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
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legs
staying power
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capacity
tolerance for alcohol
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strength
the property of being physically or mentally strong
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