'Enduring' definitions:
Definition of 'enduring'
From: WordNet
adjective
Unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: abiding, enduring, imperishable]
adjective
Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife" [syn: enduring, long-suffering]
Definition of 'Enduring'
From: GCIDE
- Enduring \En*dur"ing\, a. Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition. "A better and enduring substance." --Heb. x. 34. -- {En*dur"ing*ly}, adv. --T. Arnold. -- {En*dur"ing*ness}, n.
Definition of 'Enduring'
From: GCIDE
- Endure \En*dure"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Endured; p. pr. & vb. n. Enduring.] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See Dure, v. i., and cf. Indurate.]
- 1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain. [1913 Webster]
- Their verdure still endure. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. --Job viii. 15. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. [1913 Webster]
- Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek. xxii. 14. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'enduring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding,
- accepting,
- adamantine,
- age-long,
- aged,
- alive,
- ancient,
- antique,
- armed with patience,
- assiduous,
- bulky,
- changeless,
- chronic,
- constant,
- continuing,
- dense,
- diligent,
- disciplined,
- diuturnal,
- dogged,
- durable,
- eidetic,
- endurant,
- eternal,
- evergreen,
- faithful,
- firm,
- fixed,
- forbearing,
- fresh,
- frozen,
- green,
- hard,
- hardy,
- heavy,
- immobile,
- immortal,
- immutable,
- inalterable,
- indefatigable,
- indomitable,
- indulgent,
- industrious,
- insistent,
- intact,
- intransient,
- inveterate,
- invincible,
- inviolate,
- kept in remembrance,
- lasting,
- lenient,
- long-lasting,
- long-lived,
- long-standing,
- long-suffering,
- long-term,
- longanimous,
- longeval,
- longevous,
- loyal,
- macrobiotic,
- massive,
- never-tiring,
- obstinate,
- of long duration,
- of long standing,
- patient,
- patient as Job,
- perdurable,
- perduring,
- perennial,
- permanent,
- perpetual,
- perseverant,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- persisting,
- pertinacious,
- philosophical,
- plodding,
- plugging,
- preoccupied,
- quiescent,
- rapt,
- recalled,
- recollected,
- relentless,
- remaining,
- remembered,
- resolute,
- retained,
- rigid,
- rugged,
- sedulous,
- self-controlled,
- sempervirent,
- single-minded,
- sleepless,
- slogging,
- solid,
- sound,
- Spartan,
- stable,
- static,
- stationary,
- staying,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- stoic,
- stout,
- strong,
- stubborn,
- sturdy,
- sustained,
- tenacious,
- tireless,
- tolerant,
- tolerating,
- tolerative,
- torpid,
- tough,
- unabating,
- unaltered,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unchecked,
- unconquerable,
- undaunted,
- understanding,
- undestroyed,
- undiscouraged,
- undrooping,
- unfading,
- unfailing,
- unfaltering,
- unflagging,
- unflinching,
- unforgotten,
- unintermitting,
- uninterrupted,
- unnodding,
- unrelaxing,
- unrelenting,
- unremitting,
- unshifting,
- unsleeping,
- unswerving,
- untiring,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- unwavering,
- unwearied,
- unwearying,
- unwinking,
- unyielding,
- utterly attentive,
- vital,
- vivid,
- weariless,
- well-built,
- well-constructed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-made