endurant

[ en-door-uhnt, -dyoor- ]

adjective

1. capable of enduring enduring hardship, misfortune, or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of endurant¹

First recorded in 1865–70; endure + -ant

Example Sentences

Ah! comment oublier l'implacable Fid�s De l'amour maternel endurant le supplice, Orph�e en pleurs qui pour revoir son Eurydice Enhardi par �ros p�n�tre dans l'Hades!

From Project Gutenberg

Its two well-drawn female characters, the courageous hero- ine, and the stern, endurant, yearning mother, show how well Verne could depict the tenderer sex when he so willed.

From Project Gutenberg