Stamina

  • 21stamina — [17] Etymologically, stamina is the plural of stamen ‘male reproductive part of a flower’ [17]. The ultimate source of both is Latin stāmen ‘thread of woven cloth’, which went back to Indo European *stāmen , a derivative of the base *stā ‘stand’… …

    Word origins

  • 22stamina — noun /ˈstamɪnə/ The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time ; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc. : He has a lot of stamina. I suppose that is why he can run for a long time …

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  • 23stamina — stam·i·na stam ə nə n the strength or vigor of bodily constitution: capacity for standing fatigue or resisting disease <restoration of weight, strength and stamina following recovery from major surgery (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)> * * *… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 24stamina — Jamaican Slang Glossary Sexual endurance. Di ooman dem wanna stamina daddy, ya hear. (Women want a man with pleanty of sexual endurance.) …

    English dialects glossary

  • 25stamina — stam|i|na [ stæmınə ] noun uncount the ability to work hard or make a lot of effort over a long period of time without getting tired: I don t have the stamina to work all night …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26stamina — noun (U) physical or mental strength that lets you continue doing something for a long time without getting tired: You need stamina to be a long distance runner …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27stamina — noun I felt my stamina weakening Syn: endurance, staying power, tirelessness, fortitude, strength, energy, toughness, determination, tenacity, perseverance, grit …

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  • 28stamina — UK [ˈstæmɪnə] / US noun [uncountable] the ability to work hard or to make a lot of effort over a long period of time without getting tired I don t have the stamina to work all night …

    English dictionary

  • 29stamina — ištvermė statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Charakterio bruožas – pajėgumas dvasiškai nepalūžti, kai reikia iškęsti skausmą arba patirti išgyvenimus. atitikmenys: angl. endurance; stamina vok. Ausdauer, f rus. выносливость …

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  • 30stamina — ištvermė statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Fizinė ypatybė – gebėjimas dirbti nustatyto pobūdžio darbą ilgą laiko tarpą arba intensyviai dirbti nustatytą laiko tarpą; gebėjimas pakelti nuovargį, atsirandantį fizinių krūvių metu …

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