Meaning & use
stamina
The physical or mental strength needed to sustain prolonged effort or endure difficulty.
See it in a sentence
Marathon runners spend months building the stamina needed to finish a twenty-six-mile race.
It takes real stamina to work a full shift and then study for exams at night.
A note on using this word
Stamina is uncountable, so you cannot say a stamina or staminas; instead say a lot of stamina or enough stamina.
Words with a similar meaning
endurancestaying power
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