toughness
1. enduring strength and energy (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
stamina, staying power
• Hypernyms:
endurance
• Hyponyms:
legs
2. impressive difficulty
• Syn:
formidability
• Derivationally related forms:
tough, formidable (for: formidability)
• Hypernyms:
difficulty, difficultness
3. the property of being big and strong
• Syn:
huskiness, ruggedness
• Derivationally related forms:
rugged (for: ruggedness), husky (for: huskiness)
• Hypernyms:
strength
4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object;
its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
• Syn:
temper
• Derivationally related forms:
temper (for: temper)
• Hypernyms:
elasticity, snap
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