toughness

Meanings

• Adjective

  The ability to withstand physical or emotional hardship; strength and resilience.

  - "Despite the toughness of the competition, she managed to win the race."
  - "The old oak tree showed its toughness by surviving the storm."

• Adjective

  Difficult to deal with; unyielding or hard.

  - "The teacher was tough on her students, insisting on perfection."
  - "He found it tough going up the steep hill."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with toughness
roughness , toughnesses , boughness , droughtiness

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Variants

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toughness , toughnesses

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Etymology

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Old English 'tugan' meaning 'to endure, to bear, to withstand'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'tough cookie' is used to describe someone who is strong and unyielding, like a cookie that is hard to break.

2. In the animal kingdom, the toughest animal is believed to be the diamondback rattlesnake, which can survive being run over by a car.

3. The word 'tough' is used as a term of endearment, as in 'You're tough, kid!'

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Related Concepts

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1. Resilience: The ability to recover from difficult experiences.

2. Endurance: The ability to withstand hardship or stress for a long time.

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Culture

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In literature, 'toughness' is often associated with characters who face adversity and overcome it, such as in Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea'. In music, the term 'toughness' is used to describe heavy metal music with aggressive sound and lyrics.

How to Memorize "toughness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a rock that has been struck many times but still remains unbroken. This is the essence of toughness.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'toughness' with images of strength, endurance, and resilience.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'STRONG' to remember the meaning of toughness: Strength, Tenacity, Resilience, Overcoming, Nerve, and Grit.

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