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[ stam -uh -nuh ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈstæm ə nə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
Origin of stamina 1 1535–45; <Latin, plural of stāmen thread (see stamen); i.e., the life-threads spun by the Fates
Words nearby stamina stamen, stamen blight, Stamford, Stamford Bridge, stamin, stamina , staminal, staminate, stamini-, staminiferous, staminode
Definition for stamina (2 of 2) [ stam -uh -nuh ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈstæm ə nə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Example sentences from the Web for stamina Get an early start, then test out your stamina and navigation skills on this eight-mile off-trail trek that takes most hikers six hours to complete.
I Tried to Climb the Largest Sand Dune in North America | Emily Pennington| September 22, 2020| Outside Online
I think there was always a desire to play him wide or even at wingback due to his defensive solidity and stamina , but he seems to have adapted to playing upfront without any difficulty at all.
What To Watch For On The English Premier League’s Final Match Day | Chadwick Matlin (chadwick.matlin@fivethirtyeight.com)| July 24, 2020| FiveThirtyEight
War,” wrote Clausewitz, “is an extreme trial of strength and stamina .
How Clausewitz Invented Modern War | James A. Warren| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Even as we cheer for her stamina , we shrink from her rapacity.
Brecht's Mercenary Mother Courage Turns 75 | Katie Baker| September 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He weighed only 185 pounds, but he had killer instincts and rabbit quickness and the stamina of a mule.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life | Paul Hemphill| September 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The amount of strength, flexibility, stamina , everything it takes to be a gymnast is insane.
'American Ninja Warrior' May Crown Its First Female Winner Kacy Catanzaro | Rich Goldstein| September 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He was smart and tough in the way of the hard worker, the long-distance runner, the gambler who wins on stamina .
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth| August 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
For the first time, my stamina seemed inclined to succumb before it.
Rattlin the Reefer | Edward Howard
He became proud of his firmness, forgetting that there had been nothing to test the stamina of his resolution.
Frank Oldfield | T.P. Wilson
Cut two strips of stamina in lemon wax, tip them with my orange powder.
The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling | Emma Peachey
What kind of environment, what land of stamina can they give their children?
Not Guilty | Robert Blatchford
The foundation is made similar to the damask rose, and the stamina show from the front of the flower.
The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling | Emma Peachey
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British Dictionary definitions for stamina (1 of 2) noun enduring energy, strength, and resilience
Derived forms of stamina staminal , adjective Word Origin for stamina C19: identical with stamina ² from Latin stāmen thread, hence the threads of life spun out by the Fates, hence energy, etc
British Dictionary definitions for stamina (2 of 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to stamina grit, energy, endurance, vitality, staying power, fortitude, resilience, heart, guts, force, power, zip, toleration, backbone, resistance, vim, moxie, gutsiness, tolerance, lustiness