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

Even if diplomacy brings a truce rather than an enduring peace, stopping the fighting on almost any terms looks better than prolonging a war that grows ever more desperate.

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For champions of more housing development, ditching the extra staircase has become a surprisingly buzzy and enduring cause.

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Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said "the world record price" for the watch "illustrates the enduring interest in the Titanic story".

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In her review, Kathryn Hughes called the book “a gripping testimony into the enduring problems that all biographers face in pursuit of their art.”

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Pranom described enduring increased physical and emotional exhaustion from long workdays serving clients.

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Related Words

• abiding