toughness

tough  (tf)

adj. tough·er, tough·est

1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient: a tough all-weather fabric.

2. Hard to cut or chew: tough meat.

3. Physically hardy; rugged: tough mountaineers; a tough cop.

4. Severe; harsh: a tough winter.

5.

a. Aggressive; pugnacious.

b. Inclined to violent or disruptive behavior; rowdy or rough: a tough street group.

6. Demanding or troubling; difficult: skipping the toughest questions.

7. Strong-minded; resolute: a tough negotiator.

8. Slang Unfortunate; too bad: a tough break.

9. Slang Fine; great.

n.

A violent or rowdy person; a hoodlum or thug.

Idiom:

tough it out Slang

To get through despite hardship; endure: "It helps if one was raised to tough it out" (Gail Sheehy).

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[Middle English, from Old English th.]

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toughly adv.

toughness n.

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toughness [ˈtʌfnɪs]

n

1. the quality or an instance of being tough

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy the ability of a metal to withstand repeated twisting and bending, measured by the energy in kilojoules needed to break it Compare brittleness [2] softness [2]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	toughness - enduring strength and energy         stamina, staying power endurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance" legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"
	2.	toughness - the property of being big and strong huskiness, ruggedness strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
	3.	toughness - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking temper elasticity, snap - the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"
	4.	toughness - impressive difficulty                 formidability difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

Translations

toughness [ˈtʌfnɪs] N

1. [of person] → dureza f
she has a reputation for toughness → tiene fama de dura

2. [of substance, material] → dureza f, resistencia f

3. [of meat] → dureza f

4. [of policy, measure] → dureza f

toughness [ˈtʌfnɪs] n

[person] → solidité f
to show great mental toughness → se montrer très solide mentalement

[material, leather] → solidité f; [stone] → dureté f

toughness

n

(of meat etc) → Zähheit f; (of person) → Zähigkeit f; (= resistance) → Widerstandsfähigkeit f; (of cloth) → Strapazierfähigkeit f; (of skin) → Rauheit f; (of bargaining, negotiator, opponent, fight, struggle, lesson) → Härte f; (of district, city) → Rauheit f

(= difficulty) → Schwierigkeit f; (of journey) → Strapazen pl

(= harshness: of policy, controls) → Härte f

toughness [ˈtʌfnɪs] n (see adj)

a. → resistenza, durezza, difficoltà f inv, accanimento

b. → resistenza, tenacia, inflessibilità f inv, violenza

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toughness [ˈtʌfnɪs] n (see adj)

a. → resistenza, durezza, difficoltà f inv, accanimento

b. → resistenza, tenacia, inflessibilità f inv, violenza