- stamina
- The energy and strength to endure physical activity, stress, or illness over time.
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Stamina — Stam i*na, n. pl. 1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stamina MC — is a stage name of drum bass MC and vocalist Linden Reeves. Stamina MC uses both rapping and vocalizing.He began performing in 1994. In 2000 he met DJ Marky, DJ Patife and XRS Land. Stamina is said to have the ability to MC to any style of music… … Wikipedia
stamină — STAMÍNĂ, stamine, s.f. Organ bărbătesc de reproducere a florii, care conţine polenul. – Din lat. stamen, inis. Trimis de dante, 25.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 stamínă s. f., g. d. art. stamínei; pl. stamíne Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
stamina — (n.) 1670s, rudiments or original elements of something, from L. stamina threads, pl. of stamen (gen. staminis) thread, warp (see STAMEN (Cf. stamen)). Sense of power to resist or recover, strength, endurance first recorded 1726 (originally… … Etymology dictionary
Stamina — Stam i*na (st[a^]m [i^]*n[.a]), n. pl. See {Stamen}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stamina — steht für: die Mehrzahl von Stamen, siehe Staubblatt. eine finnische Thrash Metal Band, siehe Stam1na. Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
stamina — index force (strength), health, longanimity, prowess (bravery), puissance, sinew, strength … Law dictionary
stamina — [n] strength, vigor backbone*, endurance, energy, force, fortitude, grit*, guts*, gutsiness, heart, indefatigability, intestinal fortitude*, legs*, lustiness, moxie*, power, power of endurance, resilience, resistance, starch*, staying power,… … New thesaurus
stamina — ► NOUN ▪ the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort. ORIGIN originally in the sense «rudiments»: from Latin, plural of STAMEN(Cf. ↑stamen) in the sense threads spun by the Fates … English terms dictionary
stamina — stamina1 [stam′ə nə] n. [L, pl. of stamen: see STAMEN] resistance to fatigue, illness, hardship, etc.; endurance stamina2 [stam′ə nə, stā′mənə] n. alt. pl. of STAMEN … English World dictionary
stamina — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ mental, physical VERB + STAMINA ▪ have ▪ She didn t the stamina to complete the course … Collocations dictionary
