stamina
noun
Simple meaning
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstæmənə
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Definition
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noun
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
Enduring strength and energy
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
Used this way, stamina is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
Nearby words
- toughness , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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More ways to use stamina
- “He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that's why he can run for a long time.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- endurancenoun
- withstandverb
- fatiguenoun
- durabilitynoun
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