Noun: endurance in'dûr-un(t)s or en'dûr-un(t)s [N. Amer], in'dyûr-un(t)s or en'dyûr-un(t)s [Brit]
- The power to withstand hardship or stress
"the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
- A state of surviving; remaining alive
"Their survival in the harsh wilderness was a testament to their endurance";
- survival
Derived forms: endurances
Type of: aliveness, animation, life, living, strength
Encyclopedia: Endurance