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

Derived Forms

• enˈduringness, noun
• enˈduringly, adverb

Other Words From

• en·during·ly adverb
• en·during·ness noun
• nonen·during adjective
• unen·during adjective
• unen·during·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of enduring¹

First recorded in 1525–35; endure + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The rise of Tibet and the Himalayas along its southern fringes are enduring riddles that SinoProbe II data might be able to crack, says Simon Klemperer, a geophysicist at Stanford University.

From Science Magazine

Someday, history’s gaze will fall upon this chapter and in that mirror the nation may confront its own failures, enduring an international shame too deep to erase.

From Salon

Rodell and colleagues suspect that global warming might be contributing to the enduring freshwater depletion.

From Science Daily

The sale demonstrates the "enduring fascination" with ill-fated the ocean liner, it added.

From BBC

"It demonstrates the enduring consequences that prenatal cannabis exposure exerts on the brain's reward system, which ultimately results in a neurobiological vulnerability to opioid drugs."

From Science Daily

Related Words

• abiding