stamina
/'stæminə/
Definition
- Noun:
- Enduring strength and energy: The physical or mental capacity to sustain prolonged effort or withstand hardship without tiring easily. It refers to resilience and staying power over time.
Usage
- Stamina is an uncountable noun, so it is not used with indefinite articles ("a" or "an"). It is typically used with quantifiers like "great," "incredible," "low," or verbs like "have," "build," "lack," and "require."
- It describes a quality possessed by a person, team, or sometimes an animal or system.
Examples
- Noun:
- Marathon runners need incredible stamina to finish the race.
- She didn't have the stamina to continue the long debate.
- The project required mental stamina to handle the constant challenges.
Advanced Usage
- "To test one's stamina": To challenge or push the limits of one's endurance.
- The mountain climb will truly test your stamina.
- "Stamina for": Used to specify the area requiring endurance.
- He lacks the stamina for long-distance running.
Variants and Related Words
- Stamina is the primary noun form. There is no direct adjective form; "stamina" itself is used attributively (e.g., ).
- Stamin (archaic/obsolete): An older, rarely used variant.
- Stamineal / Staminal (adjective): Pertaining to stamina or endurance (technical/rare).
Synonyms
- Endurance: The ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process without giving way.
- Staying power: The capacity to continue or last.
- Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
- Fortitude: Courage in pain or adversity (often mental/emotional).
Antonyms
- Weakness: The state of lacking strength.
- Frailty: The condition of being weak and delicate.
- Lethargy: A lack of energy and enthusiasm.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "To have the stamina of an ox": To have exceptionally great endurance.
- After working a 12-hour shift, he still went for a run. He has the stamina of an ox.
- "To build up stamina": To gradually increase one's endurance through practice or training.
- She started with short walks to build up her stamina after her illness.
Noun
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enduring strength and energy
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