endurance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The ability to keep going through pain, difficulty, or long effort.

   The marathon really tests a runner's endurance.

2. 2
   noun

   The ability to put up with something painful or unpleasant for a long time.

   Years of hardship had pushed her endurance to its limit.

First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance. Morphologically endure + -ance.

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