enduring
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/, /ɪnˈdɝ.ɪŋ/
  • (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/, /ɪnˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/
Adjective

enduring

  1. Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
    an enduring belief in democracy
Synonyms Related terms Translations Verb
  1. Present participle and gerund of endure
Noun

enduring (plural endurings)

  1. endurance
    • 1854, James Kennedy, Probable Origin of the American Indians, page 14:
      It could be only long years of privations and endurings of hardships that could enable the Esquimaux to traverse over those icy regions with the facilities they have learned to practise […]



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