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sturdiness

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stur·dy  (stûrd)
adj. stur·di·er, stur·di·est
1. Having or showing rugged physical strength.
2. Substantially made or built; stout: sturdy canvas.
3. Marked by resoluteness or determination; firm: sturdy resistance.
4. Vigorous or robust.
n.
See gid.

[Middle English, reckless, sturdy, from Old French estourdi, past participle of estourdir, to stun, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *exturdre, to be giddy as a thrush : Latin ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin turdus, thrush.]

sturdi·ly adv.
sturdi·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sturdiness - the state of being vigorous and robust
good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease
2.sturdiness - the property of something that is strongly built
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
3.sturdiness - resoluteness evidenced by strength of character; "sturdiness of moral principle"
firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
Translations
sturdiness [ˈstɜːdɪnɪs] N
1. [of person, tree] → robustez f, fuerza f; [of boats, material] → fuerza f; [of furniture] → solidez f
2. (fig) [of supporter, refusal] → energía f, firmeza f
sturdiness
n
(of person, body, plant)Kräftigkeit f, → Stämmigkeit f; (of material)Robustheit f; (of building, ship, car)Stabilität f
(fig, of opposition) → Unerschütterlichkeit f, → Standhaftigkeit f
sturdiness [ˈstɜːdɪnɪs] n (see adj) → robustezza, solidità, risolutezza
sturdiness [ˈstɜːdɪnɪs] n (see adj) → robustezza, solidità, risolutezza


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Health, vigor, sturdiness, self-reliance shone from him, and once his make-up had ceased to obtrude its clumsiness, he struck one as handsome.
said Caleb, with a sturdiness which he was apt to show when he had an opinion.
If he would light upon any of these old places, he must direct his steps to the obscurer quarters of the town, and there in some secluded nooks he will find several, still standing with a kind of gloomy sturdiness, amidst the modern innovations which surround them.
 
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