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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.

stamina
Noun
energy and strength sustained while performing an activity over a long time [Latin: the threads of life spun out by the Fates, hence energy]
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
Translations
stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nresistencia

stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nvigueur f, endurance f

stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nAusdauer f

stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nvigore m; 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, 체력 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


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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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