Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staying power

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: stay-ing pow-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Endurance, the ability to continue at something for a long period of time.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They have shown their staying power before and it would be daft to write them off but it must be disturbing, nonetheless, for Mourinho that his team are five points behind already and locked in a game of catch-up against the side that has just subjected them to a rare, old-fashioned beating."
"Unlike other young artists who have fallen victim to too much market attention, too soon, he believes that [Avery] Singer has staying power."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

staying powers (plural)

Synonyms

stamina toughness

Questions

What does staying power mean?: Endurance, the ability to continue at something for a long period of time.

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