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enduring

Syllables: en·dur·ingUK/ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ//ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

enduring adjective: long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state. Also the present participle and gerund of endure.

Adjective

enduring (comparative more enduring, superlative most enduring)

  1. Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
    • an enduring belief in democracy
    Synonyms:
    diuturnal, prolonged

Noun

enduring (plural endurings)

  1. endurance
    • 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[…]1854, James Kennedy, Probable Origin of the American Indians, page 14

Also used as

enduring is also the present participle and gerund of endure.

enduring meaning in Hindi

enduring in Hindi

long-lasting
चिरस्थायी cirasthāyī

Examples of enduring in a sentence

  • After enduring traumatic experiences, many people are likely to remember every second of them.
  • John Muir left as his legacy an enduring spirit of respect for the environment.
  • A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.

All 40 example sentences with enduring

Synonyms of enduring

Forms of enduring

Adjective
comparativemore enduring
superlativemost enduring
Noun
pluralendurings

Words formed from enduring

Words that rhyme with enduring

Questions about enduring

What does enduring mean?
Enduring means long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
What is enduring in Hindi?
Enduring in Hindi is चिरस्थायी (cirasthāyī). See Enduring meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is enduring?
Enduring can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce enduring?
Enduring is pronounced /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near enduring in the dictionary

  1. endurer
  2. endurers
  3. endures
  4. endurest
  5. endureth
  6. enduring
  7. enduringly
  8. enduringness
  9. endurings
  10. enduro
  11. enduros

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