toughness
🇺🇸
/ˈtʌfnəs/
🇬🇧
/ˈtʌfnəs/
noun
R
The ability to handle hard situations well.
Her toughness helped her get through many hard times.
R
Acting strong and sometimes violent to hide fear.
His toughness was just a way to hide how scared he felt.
R
How hard it is to break or damage something.
The toughness of the material makes it last a long time.
R
Strictly following rules without caring about problems.
The new law shows the government's toughness on rule-breakers.
translation
The ability to handle hard situations well.; Acting strong and sometimes violent to hide fear.; How hard it is to break or damage something.; Strictly following rules without caring about problems.
Word Forms
Plural
toughnesses