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stamina

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stam·i·na 1  (stm-n)
n.
Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.

[Latin stmina, pl. of stmen, thread, thread of life spun by the Fates; see stamen.]

sta·mi·na 2  (stm-n, stm-)
n.
A plural of stamen.

stamina1
n
enduring energy, strength, and resilience
[identical with stamina2 from Latin stāmen thread, hence the threads of life spun out by the Fates, hence energy, etc.]
staminal  adj

stamina2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a plural of stamen
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.staminastamina - enduring strength and energy        
endurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"

stamina
noun staying power, endurance, resilience, force, power, energy, strength, resistance, grit, vigour, tenacity, welly (slang), power of endurance, indefatigability, lustiness You have to have a lot of stamina to be a top-class dancer.
Translations
stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] Nresistencia f, aguante m
has he enough stamina for the job?¿tiene bastante resistencia para el puesto?
you need staminahace falta tener nervio
intellectual staminavigor m intelectual

stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nendurance f

stamina

stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nresistenza
he's got stamina → ha molta resistenza
stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nresistenza
he's got stamina → ha molta resistenza

stamina
n stamina [ˈstӕminə]
strength or power to endure fatigue etc Long-distance runners require plenty of stamina. stamina مَقْدِرَه على التَّحَمُّل издръжливост výdrž udholdenhed das Durchhaltevermögen αντοχή, δύναμη vastupidavus, võhm طاقت kestävyys endurance כּוֹחַ עֲמִידָה दमबंद हो जाना snaga, izdržljivost állóképesség daya tahan þrek, úthald resistenza スタミナ 지구력 ištvermė izturība stamina uithoudingsvermogen utholdenhet, styrke wytrwałość vitalidade rezistenţă выносливость výdrž vzdržljivost izdržljivost uthållighet ความแข็งแรง dayanıklılık 耐力 запас життєвих сил, витривалість تواناءی sức chịu đựng

stamina قدرة على الاحتمال výdrž udholdenhed Durchhaltevermögen σωματική αντοχή resistencia kestävyys endurance izdržljivost resistenza スタミナ 스태미나 uithoudingsvermogen utholdenhet wytrzymałość resistência выносливость uthållighet ความทรหดอดทน ความแข็งแกร่งที่ยืนหยัดอยู่ได้นาน dayanıklılık sự dẻo dai 耐力


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I have seen the hearts and stamina of strong men broken, and I have seen other men, by ill-treatment, driven to permanent and howling madness.
I perceived pretty clearly that I had not the stamina either to resist what the captain chose to do to expel me, or to force myself upon Montgomery and his companion.
There stood white lilies with blood-red stamina, skyblue tulips, which shone as they waved in the winds, and apple-trees, the apples of which looked exactly like large soapbubbles: so only think how the trees must have sparkled in the sunshine
 
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