Enduring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Enduring is an adjective meaning Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
Meaning
Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of endure
- endurance
Example Sentences
an enduring belief in democracy
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[…]
Word Forms
- endurings
Synonyms for enduring
Depending on context, synonyms include diuturnal, prolonged, abiding, lasting, imperishable, permanent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abiding, lasting, long-suffering, patient, permanent, imperishable.
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