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enduring

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en·dur·ing  (n-drng, -dyr-)
adj.
1. Lasting; continuing; durable: a novel of enduring interest.
2. Long-suffering; patient.
en·during·ly adv.
en·during·ness n.
enduring
Adjective
long-lasting
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Adj.1.enduring - unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths"
abiding, imperishable
lasting, permanent - continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
2.enduring - patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"
long-suffering
patient - enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"
enduring
adjective long-lasting, lasting, living, continuing, remaining, firm, surviving, permanent, constant, steady, prevailing, persisting, abiding, perennial, durable, immortal, steadfast, unwavering, immovable, imperishable, unfaltering << OPPOSITE brief
Translations
Spanish enduring [ɪnˈdjuərɪŋ] adj → duradero
German enduring [ɪnˈdjuərɪŋ] endure adj → dauerhaft
Italian enduring [ɪnˈdjuərɪŋ] adj → duraturo/a
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It has been well said that greatness is but another name for interpretation; and in so far as these nameless workmen of old interpreted themselves and the times in which they lived, they have attained enduring greatness.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
The position was one of misery for all three; and not one of them would have been equal to enduring this position for a single day, if it had not been for the expectation that it would change, that it was merely a temporary painful ordeal which would pass over.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
As it has been said, "'A thing of beauty is a joy forever,' and that is the secret of the enduring life of the Faery Queen.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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