enduring

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enduring

/ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ UK
/ɪnˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ UK
/ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/ US
/ɪnˈdɝ.ɪŋ/ US
/ənˈdʒʉːɹɪŋ/ Australia
[ənˈdʒʉːɹɪŋ] Australia

Rhymes with -ʊəɹɪŋ

adjective more enduring · most enduring

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

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of endure

noun endurings

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[…]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: abiding, lasting, long-suffering, patient, permanent, imperishable, sustained, durable, continuing, long-lasting, continued, ongoing, perennial, hard-wearing, long-term, long-standing

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adj long-lasting

Español	perdurante, perdurador, endurante, endurador, duradero
中文	久 jiǔ, 持久 chíjiǔ
हिन्दी	चिरस्थायी cirasthāyī
Português	perdurante
Deutsch	beständig, andauernd, bleibend, ausdauernd, dauerhaft, anhaltend
Română	de durată, durabil

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@misc{enduring_2026,
  title = {enduring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enduring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}