- enduring energy, strength, and resilience
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stam•i•na1 /ˈstæmənə/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- strength to go on in spite of fatigue, stress, etc.;
endurance:He built up his stamina by running every day.
stam•i•na1
(stam′ə nə),USA pronunciation n.
stam•i•na2 (stam′ə nə),USA pronunciation n.
- strength of physical constitution;
power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- Latin, plural of stāmen thread (see stamen); i.e., the life-threads spun by the Fates
- 1535–45
stam•i•na2 (stam′ə nə),USA pronunciation n.
- Botanya pl. of stamen.
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stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/ n
stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/ n
- a plural of stamen
sta•men /ˈsteɪmən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. sta•mens, stam•i•na
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- /ˈstæmənə/USA pronunciation .
- Botanythe pollen-bearing organ of a flower, made of the filament and the anther.
sta•men
(stā′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. sta•mens, stam•i•na (stam′ə nə).USA pronunciation [Bot.]
sta′mened, adj.
- Botanythe pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther. See diag. under flower.
- Latin stāmen warp in upright loom, thread, filament, equivalent. to stā(re) to stand + -men noun, nominal suffix; akin to Greek sté̄mōn warp, Sanskrit sthāman place
- 1640–50
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stamen /ˈsteɪmɛn/ n ( pl stamens, stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/)
staminiferous /ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs/ adj
- the male reproductive organ of a flower, consisting of a stalk (filament) bearing an anther in which pollen is produced
staminiferous /ˌstæmɪˈnɪfərəs/ adj
'stamina' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
John Henry
- athlete
- athletic
- bear
- body mechanics
- bottom
- decondition
- down-and-out
- draghound
- endurance
- foxhound
- gut
- health
- hunter
- inequality
- ironsides
- jellyfish
- lacking
- nerve
- recharge
- softy
- spine
- stamen
- staminal
- starch
- staying power