Antonyms for toughness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tuhf |
| Phonetic Transcription : tÊŒf |
Definition of toughness
Origin :- Old English toh "difficult to break or chew," from Proto-Germanic *tankhuz (cf. Middle Low German tege, Middle Dutch taey, Dutch taai, Old High German zach, German zäh). See rough for spelling change.
- Figurative sense of "strenuous, difficult, hard to beat" is first recorded c.1200; that of "hard to do, trying, laborious" is from 1610s. Verb tough it "endure the experience" is first recorded 1830, American English. Tough guy first recorded 1932. Tough-minded first recorded 1907 in William James. Tough luck first recorded 1912; tough shit is from 1946.
- noun determination
- noun severity
- And all the more so, since for strength and toughness its eyes by nature are the best constructed.
- Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
- The toughness of aluminum can be increased by adding a small per cent.
- Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- The food, notwithstanding its toughness, rapidly disappeared.
- Extract from : « Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons » by Homer B. Sprague
- This is only a sample of its toughness and resisting power all along the line.
- Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson
- The strength and toughness of elm make it suitable for frames of tables.
- Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
- In strength, toughness, and stiffness it is inferior to the poorest of the other hickories.
- Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
- Cornus is from the Greek for "horn," in allusion to the toughness of the wood.
- Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong
- It has the same advantage that, by reason of its toughness, it goes such a long way.
- Extract from : « Eskimo Life » by Fridtjof Nansen
- All have wood noted for its elasticity, toughness and strength.
- Extract from : « Carpentry and Woodwork » by Edwin W. Foster
- His skin must have been as remarkable for toughness as his muscles for strength.
- Extract from : « The Bible Of Bibles; » by Kersey Graves
Synonyms for toughness
- acerbity
- austerity
- backbone
- cruelty
- decidedness
- decisiveness
- doggedness
- earnestness
- firmness
- fortitude
- grimness
- grit
- hardheartedness
- hardness
- harshness
- iron will
- obstinacy
- obstinance
- perseverance
- persistence
- pluck
- purpose
- purposefulness
- purposiveness
- resoluteness
- resolution
- resolve
- rigidity
- rigor
- rigorousness
- seriousness
- sharpness
- spine
- sternness
- strictness
- stringency
- stubbornness
- unkindness
- volition
- will
- will power
- willpower
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