Enduring : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Enduring	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Enduring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enduring adj unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" Synonym(s): abiding, enduring, imperishable patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife" Synonym(s): enduring, long-suffering
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Endure \En*dure"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Endured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enduring}.] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See {Dure}, v. i., and cf. {Indurate}.] 1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain. Their verdure still endure. --Shak. He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. --Job viii. 15. 2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek. xxii. 14.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enduring \Endur"ing\, a. Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring* disposition. [bd]A better and enduring substance.[b8] --Heb. x. 34. -- {Endur"ingly}, adv. --T. Arnold. -- {Endur"ingness}, n.