stamina
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈstæmɪnə/
:
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.
- You've got to take care of your strength, speed, stamina, nutrition, sleep, health.
- And he's got more vigor and and stamina than you and I combined.
- She says we are losing, we lack stamina, we can't maintain our attack.
- All you need is good eyesight and stamina.
- So also JJ has got this, like, freakish stamina, by the way.
- You've really got to have a mixture of talent and stamina and vision, but also a little bit of luck.
- Although how long all those diets are going to work is just how much willpower and stamina and self-control do you have?
- That means it happens in the stretching, it happens when you are just building up your stamina.
Examples
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So how do you build mental and physical stamina for high level chess?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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She says we are losing, we lack stamina, we can't maintain our attack.
Synonyms
553
1.0
Physical or mental strength that helps you stay active
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3.4
Ability to keep doing hard physical or mental work for a long time
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5.0
Being able to keep working well for a long time
A state of great energy when a person does not get tired
Antonyms
How Enduring
Surface Forms
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.