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endurancethe ability to continue doing something difficult or painful for a long period of time

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful for a long period of time

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈdʊrəns/

Korean meaning: 힘들거나 고통스러운 일을 오랫동안 계속할 수 있는 능력, 지구력, 인내력

Korean pronunciation: 인-두어-런스 (강세: 두어)

Example Sentences

  • My mom's endurance is legendary - she can shop for 8 hours straight without getting tired!
  • Students need mental endurance to survive the college entrance exam preparation.
  • His endurance was tested when he had to listen to his girlfriend's 3-hour phone call with her best friend.

endurance

NOUN

//ɪnˈdʊrəns//

the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful for a long period of time

endurance concept
💡 Concept

Pushing through pain and exhaustion

endurance rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

With insurance and assurance, endurance finds itsurance!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈdʊrəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈdjʊərəns/

🌳Etymology

Rootendure
Suffix--ance

Origin

라틴어 'indurare'에서 유래했습니다. '단단하게 만들다'라는 뜻으로, 시간이 지나면서 '견디어 내다'는 의미로 발전했어요. 마치 쇠가 단련되어 강해지듯이 말이죠!

🎵Rhyme

insuranceassurance
insurance
assurance

🔗Collocations

physical endurance
mental endurance
test someone's endurance
beyond endurance
endurance training
endurance athlete
build endurance

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's endurance is legendary - she can shop for 8 hours straight without getting tired!

Students need mental endurance to survive the college entrance exam preparation.

😄 Fun example

His endurance was tested when he had to listen to his girlfriend's 3-hour phone call with her best friend.

The cyclist built up her endurance by training in the mountains every day.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

staminapersistenceperseverancetolerancefortitude

Antonyms

weaknessfrailtyimpatience

Related

enduredurabledurationpatienceresilience

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