sturdiness
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stur·dy
(stûr′dē)adj. stur·di·er, stur·di·est
1. Having or showing rugged physical strength or robust health: a sturdy lifeguard; a sturdy build.
2. Substantially made or built; able to withstand stress or rough use: a sturdy ladder; sturdy boots.
3. Marked by resoluteness or determination; firm: sturdy resistance.
n.
See gid.
[Middle English, fierce, valiant, disobedient, strong, from Old French estourdi, dazed, reckless, from past participle of estourdir, to stun, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *exturdīre, to be or act drunk like a thrush that has eaten fermented grapes or berries : Latin ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin turdus, thrush.]
stur′di·ly adv.
stur′di·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | sturdiness - the state of being vigorous and robust good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease |
2. | sturdiness - the property of something that is strongly built strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" | |
3. | sturdiness - resoluteness evidenced by strength of character; "sturdiness of moral principle" firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" |
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sturdiness
nounReliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress:
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Translations
قُوَّه ومتانَه
pevnoststatnost
kraftsoliditet
styrkleiki
statnosť
kuvvetlilik
sturdiness
[ˈstɜːdɪnɪs] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sturdiness
n
(of person, body, plant) → Kräftigkeit f, → Stämmigkeit f; (of material) → Robustheit f; (of building, ship, car) → Stabilität f
(fig, of opposition) → Unerschütterlichkeit f, → Standhaftigkeit f
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sturdy
(ˈstəːdi) adjective1. strong and healthy. He is small but sturdy.
2. firm and well-made. sturdy furniture.
ˈsturdily adverbˈsturdiness noun
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