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stamina

stamina

55 3.7
Physical and mental strength that lets someone keep going for a long time
  • noun
  • /ˈstæmɪnə/
translation icon : resistencia
  • To complete the marathon, you need a lot of stamina to keep going for hours.
  • build stamina
  • strength and stamina
  • physical stamina

You've got to take care of your strength, speed, stamina, nutrition, sleep, health.

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Examples

  • So how do you build mental and physical stamina for high level chess?

  • If students go home and continue to play, they are building physical stamina and mental acuity.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I do not have the stamina for this.

  • I think now he was a man of great stamina and inner strength.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I have always admired the strength and stamina of dancers.

  • Will the musicians in my ensemble have the stamina to perform this piece?

    Academic text (2013)
  • And remind yourself that if you are, you'll have the stamina to move through this.

  • I believe that our survival is a testament to the resilience and stamina of the Native spirit.

    Academic text (1994)
  • It must be marvelous to have that kind of stamina.

  • She says we are losing, we lack stamina, we can't maintain our attack.

Synonyms

energy
vsstamina
553 1.0

Physical or mental strength that helps you stay active

is about lasting strength for prolonged effort rather than momentary vitality
endurance
vsstamina
77 3.4

Ability to keep doing hard physical or mental work for a long time

is the strength used to keep working through prolonged activity
staying power
vsstamina
19 5.0

Being able to keep working well for a long time

is about sustaining active effort without becoming exhausted
tirelessness
vsstamina
4.6

A state of great energy when a person does not get tired

is the underlying strength that lets someone keep going during long effort

Antonyms

133 1.4

Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act

78 3.6

Extreme physical or mental tiredness after hard work

How Enduring

tenacity
31 6.0
staying power
19 5.0
endurance
77 3.4
stamina
55 3.7
persistence
52 4.1

Surface Forms

stamina singular
staminas plural

Etymology

Stamina comes from the Latin word stamen meaning 'thread'. Think of many threads holding a cloth together — they give strength so the cloth can keep going without falling apart, so stamina means the strength to keep going for a long time.