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staying power

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stay·ing power (stng)
n.
The ability to endure or last.
staying power
n
endurance; stamina
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.staying powerstaying power - enduring strength and energy        
stamina, toughness
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"
staying power
noun endurance, strength, stamina, toughness Someone who lacks staying power is unlikely to make a good researcher.
Translations
staying power [ˈsteɪɪŋˌpaʊəʳ] N → aguante m, resistencia f
staying power
n → Stehvermögen nt, → Durchhaltevermögen nt, → Ausdauer f
staying power [ˈsteɪɪŋˌpaʊəʳ] n → capacità di resistenza
staying power [ˈsteɪɪŋˌpaʊəʳ] n → capacità di resistenza


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She had not her sister Hannah's patience or her brother John's sturdy staying power.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
Nobody but an acrobat will voluntarily spend years at such a difficult mechanical puzzle as the keyboard, and so we have to take our impressions of Beethoven's sonatas from acrobats who vie with each other in the rapidity of their prestos, or the staying power of their left wrists.
An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
They rode side by side, saving the animals for the rush at the finish, yet putting them at a pace that drew upon vitality and staying power.
Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context
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