noun
- the fact or power of enduring or bearing pain, hardships, etc.
- the ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions; stamina: He has amazing physical endurance.
- lasting quality; duration: His friendships have little endurance.
- something endured, as a hardship; trial.
noun
- the capacity, state, or an instance of enduring
- something endured; a hardship, strain, or privation
late 15c., “continued existence in time;” see endure + -ance. Meaning “ability to endure suffering, etc.” is from 1660s.