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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENDU'RING, ppr. Lasting; continuing without perishing; bearing; sustaining; supporting with patience, or without opposition or yielding.
1. Lasting long; permanent.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: abiding, enduring, imperishable]
2: patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife" [syn: enduring, long-suffering]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century lasting, durable <an enduring truth> • enduringly adverb • enduringness noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Enduring En*dur"ing, a. Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition. ``A better and enduring substance.'' --Heb. x. 34. -- En*dur"ing*ly, adv. --T. Arnold. -- En*dur"ing*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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Moby Thesaurus

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