stamina

¹

[ stam-uh-nuh ]

noun

1. strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.

stamina

²

[ stam-uh-nuh ]

noun

1. a plural of stamen.

stamina

¹

/ ˈstæmɪnə /

noun

1. enduring energy, strength, and resilience

stamina

²

/ ˈstæmɪnə /

noun

1. See stamen
   a plural of stamen

Derived Forms

• ˈstaminal, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stamina¹

1535–45; < Latin, plural of stāmen thread ( stamen ); i.e., the life-threads spun by the Fates

Word History and Origins

Origin of stamina¹

C19: identical with stamina ² from Latin stāmen thread, hence the threads of life spun out by the Fates, hence energy, etc

Example Sentences

War,” wrote Clausewitz, “is an extreme trial of strength and stamina.

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He says he believes it was good professional stamina that saved his life.

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Even as we cheer for her stamina, we shrink from her rapacity.

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He weighed only 185 pounds, but he had killer instincts and rabbit quickness and the stamina of a mule.

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The amount of strength, flexibility, stamina, everything it takes to be a gymnast is insane.

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Poor Mrs. Morton was a flimsy woman, without much stamina, mental or bodily.

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Every man of them was marked for courage and stamina and wild daring.

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Every one would become so corrupt and depraved sexually that the race would become weak and puny, with no moral stamina.

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There are only two known species, and they vary in the number of their Stamina, and divisions of the Corolla.

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But if Emetic could not spread-eagle the field, she could set a pace that would try the stamina and lungs of Pegasus.

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Related Words

• endurance
• energy
• fortitude
• grit
• resilience
• staying power
• vitality