English Explanatory Dictionary

toughness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being tough.
  2. Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance.
  3. Fortitude; hardiness; mettle.
  4. A formidable difficulty.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

toughness toughnesses

Etymology

From Middle English toughnesse, towghnesse, towghenesse, equivalent to tough + -ness.

Derived words

graph toughness

Translations

Bulgarian: твърдост Finnish: sitkeys Finnish: ankaruus Finnish: kovuus French: solidité French: dureté French: endurance German: Zähigkeit Italian: robustezza Romanian: tenacitate
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