Another word for toughness

The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing

• austerity

  1. The quality or condition of being austere
  2. An austere act, habit, practice, or manner
  3. Severe and rigid economy:

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  1. The quality or condition of being austere
  2. An austere act, habit, practice, or manner
  3. Severe and rigid economy:

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• hardness

  1. The state or quality of being hard (in various senses)
  2. The relative resistance of a mineral to scratching, as measured by the Mohs scale.
  3. The relative resistance of a metal or other material to denting, scratching, or bending.

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  1. The state or quality of being hard (in various senses)
  2. The relative resistance of a mineral to scratching, as measured by the Mohs scale.
  3. The relative resistance of a metal or other material to denting, scratching, or bending.

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• harshness

  1. The quality of being harsh.

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  1. The quality of being harsh.

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• rigidity

  1. The quality or state of being rigid.
  2. In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
  3. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

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  1. The quality or state of being rigid.
  2. In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
  3. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

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• rigor

  1. Strictness or severity, as in action or judgment:
  2. (Medicine) Shivering or trembling, as caused by a chill.
  3. Harshness or severity

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  1. Strictness or severity, as in action or judgment:
  2. (Medicine) Shivering or trembling, as caused by a chill.
  3. Harshness or severity

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• rigorousness

  1. The property of being rigorous, strictness.

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  1. The property of being rigorous, strictness.

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• severity

  1. Rigid accuracy
  2. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.
  3. Strictness; harshness

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  1. Rigid accuracy
  2. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.
  3. Strictness; harshness

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• sternness

  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being stern.

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  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being stern.

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• strictness

  1. (Countable) The result or product of being strict.
  2. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.

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  1. (Countable) The result or product of being strict.
  2. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.

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• stringency

  1. A scarcity of money or credit
  2. A rigorous imposition of standards
  3. The quality or state of being stringent; strictness; severity

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  1. A scarcity of money or credit
  2. A rigorous imposition of standards
  3. The quality or state of being stringent; strictness; severity

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Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will

• decidedness

  1. The state or quality of being decided.

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  1. The state or quality of being decided.

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• decision

  1. The act of reaching a conclusion or of passing of judgment on an issue under consideration:
  2. A conclusion or judgment reached after consideration:
  3. Firmness of character or action; determination:

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  1. The act of reaching a conclusion or of passing of judgment on an issue under consideration:
  2. A conclusion or judgment reached after consideration:
  3. Firmness of character or action; determination:

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• decisiveness

  1. The state or quality of being decisive.

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  1. The state or quality of being decisive.

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• determination

  1. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body:
  2. Firmness of purpose; resolve:
  3. A decision arrived at by thought and investigation; conclusion

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  1. The settling of a question or case by an authoritative decision or pronouncement, especially by a judicial body:
  2. Firmness of purpose; resolve:
  3. A decision arrived at by thought and investigation; conclusion

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• firmness

  1. The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

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  1. The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

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• purpose

  1. Determination; resolution:
  2. The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or goal:
  3. Resolution; determination

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  1. Determination; resolution:
  2. The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or goal:
  3. Resolution; determination

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• purposefulness

  1. (Uncountable) The state of being purposeful.

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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being purposeful.

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• resoluteness

  1. The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

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  1. The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

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• resolution

  1. A formal statement of opinion or determination adopted by an assembly or other formal group
  2. The thing determined upon; decision as to future action; resolve
  3. A formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion put before or adopted by an assembly such as the US Congress.

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  1. A formal statement of opinion or determination adopted by an assembly or other formal group
  2. The thing determined upon; decision as to future action; resolve
  3. A formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion put before or adopted by an assembly such as the US Congress.

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• resolve

  1. A formal resolution made by a deliberative body.
  2. Firmness of purpose; resolution:
  3. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose:

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  1. A formal resolution made by a deliberative body.
  2. Firmness of purpose; resolution:
  3. A determination or decision; a fixed purpose:

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• will

  1. Strong and fixed purpose; determination
  2. The particular desire, purpose, pleasure, choice, etc. of a certain person or group
  3. The power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one's own actions

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  1. Strong and fixed purpose; determination
  2. The particular desire, purpose, pleasure, choice, etc. of a certain person or group
  3. The power of making a reasoned choice or decision or of controlling one's own actions

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• willpower

  1. Strength of will, mind, or determination; self-control
  2. The strength of will to carry out one's decisions, wishes, or plans.

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  1. Strength of will, mind, or determination; self-control
  2. The strength of will to carry out one's decisions, wishes, or plans.

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