stamina C1 Topic:Time US /ˈstæmənə/ UK /ˈstæmɪnə/ See IPA manual Freq #15479 Meanings 1 noun The physical or mental energy to keep doing something tiring over a long time. He has a lot of stamina, which is why he can run for hours. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the physical or mental... toughness Etymology AI details From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen. *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European stāmina Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stamina **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstæmənə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstæmɪnə/ **Frequency rank:** 15479 ## Meanings 1. The physical or mental energy to keep doing something tiring over a long time. ## Examples - He has a lot of stamina, which is why he can run for hours. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *steh₂- - Root: stāmina ## Etymology From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen. ## AI Etymology Stamina is from Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen. In present-day use, it means the physical or mental energy to keep doing something tiring over a long time. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown