toughness
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The state of being tough
- (physics) Resistance to fracture when stressed
- A formidable difficulty
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English toughnesse affix from English tough.
Origin
English
tough
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- semitough English
- supertough English
- tough English
- toughen English
- toughie English
- toughish English
- toughly English
- toughminded English
- ultratough English
- untough English
- tøff Norwegian Bokmål
- tuff Swedish
- タフ Japanese
- タフネス Japanese
- tøff Norwegian Nynorsk
- tough Middle English
- toughnesse Middle English
- töff Icelandic