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

Historical policies shaping educational attainment have enduring benefits for later life memory and risk of dementia, according to a study led by a Rutgers Health researcher.

From Science Daily

"There's an urgent need to study climate change impacts in conflict-affected communities so we can better understand how to design policies and projects that can help address these compounding issues in ways that work toward both climate resilience and enduring peace," said Dr Barnes.

From Science Daily

Maybe Trump will execute a bold reimagining of almost every aspect of the government, and Republicans will be rewarded with the broadest, most enduring vote of confidence since the New Deal coalition.

From Slate

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

Related Words

• abiding