enduring

[en-door-ing, -dyoor-]

adjective

1. lasting; permanent.

   a poet of enduring greatness.

2. patient; long-suffering.

enduring

/ ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ /

adjective

1. permanent; lasting

2. having forbearance; long-suffering

Other Word Forms

• enduringly adverb
• enduringness noun
• nonenduring adjective
• unenduring adjective
• unenduringly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of enduring¹

First recorded in 1525–35; endure + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Platner was enduring a steady stream of bad stories, no doubt seeded by Democratic establishment forces, about some of his offensive past online activities.

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To tackle this enduring question, researchers focused on an often overlooked element of early Earth chemistry: the role of trace compounds such as nickel and urea in cyanobacterial growth.

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Objects, buildings, people, cities, planets, galaxies exist -- they are either places or occupy places, enduring there over intervals of time.

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And then there’s the gutting “Heavy Metal,” in which she acknowledges that enduring the pain of a breakup has prepared her to deal with the inevitability of the next one.

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In the streaming world, some things never change: like price hikes, name changes and the enduring popularity of “Stranger Things.”

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