'Stamina' definitions:
Definition of 'stamina'
(from WordNet)
noun
Enduring strength and energy [syn: stamina, staying power, toughness]
Definition of 'Stamina'
From: GCIDE
- Stamina \Stam"i*na\ (st[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]), n. pl. See Stamen. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stamina'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
- 2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State. [1913 Webster]
- He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence: The power of endurance; the ability to withstand fatigue, disease, deprivation, etc., and continue working. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'Stamina'
From: GCIDE
- Stamen \Sta"men\ (st[=a]"m[e^]n), n.; pl. E. Stamens (-m[e^]nz) (used only in the second sense); L. Stamina (st[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]) (in the first sense). [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. sth`mwn the warp, fr. 'ista`nai to stand, akin to E. stand. See Stand, and cf. Stamin, Stamina.]
- 1. A thread; especially, a warp thread. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (pl. Stamens, rarely Stamina.) (Bot.) The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stamina'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- application,
- assiduity,
- assiduousness,
- backbone,
- balls,
- bottom,
- bulldog tenacity,
- chutzpah,
- cohesiveness,
- concentration,
- constancy,
- courage,
- decisiveness,
- diligence,
- dogged perseverance,
- doggedness,
- durability,
- endurance,
- energy,
- engrossment,
- fidelity,
- force,
- fortitude,
- gameness,
- grit,
- guts,
- gutsiness,
- guttiness,
- hardiness,
- hardness,
- heart,
- heart of oak,
- heartiness,
- indefatigability,
- indomitability,
- industriousness,
- industry,
- infrangibility,
- insistence,
- insistency,
- intestinal fortitude,
- lastingness,
- leatherlikeness,
- loyalty,
- lustihood,
- lustiness,
- mettle,
- mettlesomeness,
- might,
- mightiness,
- moxie,
- nerve,
- obstinacy,
- patience,
- patience of Job,
- permanence,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- persistency,
- pertinaciousness,
- pertinacity,
- pith,
- plodding,
- pluck,
- pluckiness,
- plugging,
- potency,
- power,
- powerfulness,
- preoccupation,
- relentlessness,
- resistance,
- resolution,
- robustness,
- ropiness,
- ruggedness,
- sand,
- sedulity,
- sedulousness,
- single-mindedness,
- singleness of purpose,
- slogging,
- spirit,
- spunk,
- spunkiness,
- stability,
- stalwartness,
- starch,
- staunchness,
- staying power,
- steadfastness,
- steadiness,
- stick-to-itiveness,
- sticking power,
- stiffness,
- stout heart,
- stoutness,
- strength,
- strength of will,
- stringiness,
- stubbornness,
- sturdiness,
- tenaciousness,
- tenacity,
- tirelessness,
- toleration,
- toughness,
- true grit,
- unbreakability,
- unbreakableness,
- unremittingness,
- unswerving attention,
- vigor,
- vigorousness,
- viscidity,
- vitality