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Synonyms for stamina

Grammar : Noun
Spell : stam-uh-nuh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæm ə nə

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Définition of stamina

Origin :
  • 1670s, "rudiments or original elements of something," from Latin stamina "threads," plural of stamen (genitive staminis) "thread, warp" (see stamen). Sense of "power to resist or recover, strength, endurance" first recorded 1726 (originally plural), from earlier meaning "congenital vital capacities of a person or animal," also in part from Latin application to the threads spun by the Fates to determine the length and course of one's life, and partly from a figurative use of Latin stamen "the warp (of cloth)" on the notion of the warp as the "foundation" of a fabric.
  • noun strength, vigor
Example sentences :
  • Came a night at last when stamina and hope and grit won the long, long fight.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • Every man of them was marked for courage and stamina and wild daring.
  • Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick
  • I stood him for two years altogether, and then I guess my stamina broke.
  • Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
  • They just weren't used to it; they wouldn't have the stamina to take it.
  • Extract from : « But, I Don't Think » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • The stamina are very numerous, and cut according to patterns.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • Prepare the stamina from this piece of wax by snipping the proper number.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • The review was evidence, at least, as to our number, stamina and equipment.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Love » by George T. McCarthy
  • I have been looking for that sort of stamina in myself for weeks, but I haven't found it.
  • Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
  • In every country, we must regard the peasantry as the sinews and stamina of the state.
  • Extract from : « Travels in France during the years 1814-1815 » by Archibald Alison
  • The morale and stamina of the troops had been tried in every way.
  • Extract from : « South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) » by Louis Creswicke

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