English-Thai Dictionary

endurance

N ความอดกลั้น  ความอดทน  ความทนทาน  ความยั่งยืน  ความคงทน  ฐิติ  ขันติ  fortitude patience perserverance kwam-aod-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENDURANCE

n.[See Endure. ] Continuance; a state of lasting or duration; lastingness. 1. A bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without sinking or yielding to the pressure; sufferance; patience.
Their fortitude was most admirable in their presence and endurance of all evils, of pain, and of death.
2. Delay; a waiting for. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENDURANCE

En *dur "ance, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. endurance. See Endure. ]

 

1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance. Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience. Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death. Sir W. Temple.

 

Syn. -- Suffering; patience; fortitude; resignation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

endurance

en dur ance |enˈd (y )o͝orəns ɪnˈd (j )ʊrəns | ▶noun the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way: she was close to the limit of her endurance. • the capacity of something to last or to withstand wear and tear. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘continued existence, ability to last ’; formerly also as indurance ): from Old French, from endurer ‘make hard ’ (see endure ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

endurance

en |dur ¦ance |ɪnˈdjʊər (ə )ns, ɛn- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way: she was close to the limit of her endurance. 2 the capacity of something to last or to withstand wear and tear. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘continued existence, ability to last ’; formerly also as indurance ): from Old French, from endurer ‘make hard ’ (see endure ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

endurance

endurance noun 1 she pushed him beyond the limit of his endurance: toleration, tolerance, sufferance, forbearance, patience, acceptance, resignation, stoicism. 2 the race is a test of endurance: stamina, staying power, fortitude, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, doggedness, grit, indefatigability, resolution, determination; formal pertinacity.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

endurance

endurance noun 1 she had pushed him beyond the limit of his endurance: toleration, bearing, tolerance, sufferance, fortitude, forbearance, patience, acceptance, resignation, stoicism. 2 the race is a test of endurance: stamina, staying power, fortitude, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, pertinacity, doggedness, indefatigability, tirelessness, resoluteness, resolution, determination; informal stickability, guts, grit, spunk; Brit. informal bottle. 3 Edward III had a vested interest in the endurance of Balliol's rule: continuance, continuity, continuation, lasting power, durability, permanence, longevity; constancy, stability, changelessness, immutability; rare lastingness, everlastingness.

 

French Dictionary

endurance

endurance n. f. nom féminin Résistance. : Ces athlètes ont une incroyable endurance.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

endurance

en dur ance /ɪnd j ʊ́ ə r (ə )ns /→endure 名詞 U 1 (長期にわたる )忍耐 (力 ), 我慢 (強さ )(→patience )▸ beyond endurance 耐えがたいほどの [で ].2 (機械などの )耐久性 [力 ]; 持続 (期間 ); 〘空 〙航続期間 ▸ an aviation endurance record 航続記録 3 苦難 , 試練 .～́ t è st 持久テスト .