Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enduring

/ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: en-dur-ing
IPA: /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

verb

present participle and gerund of endure

noun

Example Sentences

"an enduring belief in democracy"
"It could be only long years of privations and endurings of hardships that could enable the Esquimaux to traverse over those icy regions with the facilities they have learned to practise[…]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/
British English: /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more enduring (comparative) most enduring (superlative) endurings (plural)

Derived Forms

enduringly enduringness nonenduring unenduring

Phrases

co-enduring

Frequently Paired Words

durative endure perduring

Synonyms

diuturnal prolonged long-suffering abiding imperishable

Rhymes With

during ensuring securing touring reassuring curing turing maturing assuring alluring procuring luring

Questions

How do you pronounce enduring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/.
What does enduring mean?: Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

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