toughness
noun/ˈtʌfnəs/
/ˈtʌfnəs/
[uncountable]- the strength to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations
- Her background had given her the physical and mental toughness that enabled her to fight for what she wanted.
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- physical strength and the fact of tending to become violent
- He hid his insecurities behind a mask of macho toughness.
- the quality of being strong and not easily cut, broken, torn, etc.
- the toughness of steel
- toughness (on something) determination that particular rules be obeyed and a lack of sympathy for any problems or difficulty that this may cause
- the government's new-found toughness on crime
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