Stamina Meaning
/ˈstæmɪnə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
nounThe basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.
Sentence Examples
Sam doesn't have the stamina to finish a marathon.
You have to have a lot of stamina to be an Olympic athlete.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The long distance runner had great ____ to finish the hard race.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Marathon runners need incredible ____ to keep going for over forty kilometers without stopping to rest.
Word Origin & History
From Latin stāmina, plural of stāmen.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the first five minutes muscles which he had not been aware that he possessed had started to ache like neglected teeth. His respect for the toughness and durability of artists' models was now solid. How they acquired the stamina to go through this sort of thing all day and then bound off to Bohemian revels at night was more than he could understand."
— 1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter V, in Indiscretions of Archie:
"Yes, gas, price of energy, food, even interest rates are rising, so that means tough times for households. It's often thought that Europeans or we Western people are used to, let's say, to a life which goes always to better and better and thus that we are very weak to face difficulties. But I would say that Ukrainians gave an excellent example that there is stamina amongst people when difficulties come. And difficulties which we are facing are minor if compared to those Ukrainians are meeting. So, I believe that we European people can take it and have resilience."
— 2022 September 25, 4:49 from the start, in 'He's all in': Finland's president predicts Putin's next move, spoken by Sauli Niinistö, CNN, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The long distance runner had great ____ to finish the hard race.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Marathon runners need incredible ____ to keep going for over forty kilometers without stopping to rest.