uthålligt

Uthålligt is a Swedish adjective and adverb meaning enduring, persistent, or long-lasting. As an adjective, uthållig describes a person, process, or object that can withstand strain or endure over time. As an adverb, uthålligt modifies verbs to indicate sustained effort or continued action, as in "Hon arbetade uthålligt" or "Företaget utvecklade uthålliga lösningar." The related noun is uthållighet, meaning endurance, stamina, or resilience.

Etymology: the word derives from the verb phrase hålla ut (to hold out) with the prefix ut- signaling continuation or outward extension; the concept has long been tied to perseverance in Swedish.

Usage: Uthållighet is common in sports, work, and daily life to describe tenacity and the ability to maintain effort under difficulties. It is also used to describe durable or long-lasting qualities of objects or systems, though "hållbar" or "hållbarhet" is more common when the emphasis is on sustainability rather than personal persistence. Typical collocations include "uthålligt arbete," "uthållig träning," and "uthålliga strategier."

Synonyms include tålig, beständig, varaktig; antonyms include otålig (impatient) and kortsiktig (short-sighted) when contrasting approaches.

See also: endurance, resilience, sustainability (hållbarhet).