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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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