different between enduring vs extensive

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?d????/, /?n?d???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?dj?????/, /?n?dj?????/
• Rhymes: -?????
• Hyphenation: en?dur?ing

Adjective

enduring (comparative more enduring, superlative most enduring)

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

Synonyms

• diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting

Related terms

durativeendureperduring

Translations

Verb

enduring

1. present participle of endure

Noun

enduring (plural endurings)

1. endurance

Anagrams

• rudening, unringed

English

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin extens?vus, from Latin extensus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ks?t?n.s?v/

Adjective

extensive (comparative more extensive, superlative most extensive)

1. having a great extent; covering a large area; vast
2. (figuratively) considerable in amount.

   I have done extensive research on the subject.

3. Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension
4. (physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.

Derived terms

• extensive property

Related terms

• extend
• extense
• extent

Translations

See also

• intensive

French

Adjective

extensive

1. feminine singular of extensif

Latin

Adjective

ext?ns?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of ext?ns?vus