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Stamina

 

n. pl. (stăm"ĭ*n)

See Stamen.

Stam·i·na
n. pl.

1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength.

2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State.

He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest.
De Quincey.

3. Hence: The power of endurance; the ability to withstand fatigue, disease, deprivation, etc., and continue working.
[1913 Webster +PJC]


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noun

    The quality or power of withstanding hardship or stress: endurance, staying power. See continue/stop/pause.


n

Definition: strength, vigor
Antonyms: apathy, lack, laziness, lethargy, weakness

Stamina may refer to:


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Stamina

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udholdenhed, stamina, modstandskraft

Nederlands (Dutch)
uithoudingsvermogen

Français (French)
n. - résistance, endurance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausdauer, Staubblätter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντοχή, σθένος

Italiano (Italian)
forza vitale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vigor (m)

Русский (Russian)
жизненные силы

Español (Spanish)
n. - resistencia, aguante, energía, vigor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uthållighet, motståndskraft, styrka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 毅力, 精力, 持久力

2. 雄蕊

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 雄蕊

2.
n. - 毅力, 精力, 持久力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정력, 지구력, 스태미나

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スタミナ, 精力, 根気

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقدرة التحمل و المقاومه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כושר עמידה, סבולת, כוח נפשי‬


 
 
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