Definition of Steeliness

1. n. The quality of being steely.

Definition of Steeliness

1. Noun. Referring to properties of toughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Steeliness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steeliness

steel wheels
steel wool
steelbow
steelbows
steeld
steeled
steeler
steelers
steelhead
steelheads
steelie
steelier
steelies
steeliest
steelily
steeliness (current term)
steelinesses
steeling
steelings
steelmaker
steelmakers
steelmaking
steelmakings
steelman
steelmen
steelpan
steelpans
steels
steelware
steelwares

Literary usage of Steeliness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Strength of Materials & Structures by John Anderson (1892)
"As some of the bars have a greater opportunity of absorbing carbon than others, and from other contingencies, the steeliness of the batch varies, ..."

2. The Strength of Materials and Structures by John Anderson (1887)
"As some of the bars have a greater opportunity of absorbing carbon than others, and from other contingencies, the steeliness of the batch varies. and ..."

3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1894)
"The amount of unmodified starch or steeliness. With reference to No. 1, nothing need be said as far as the method is concerned; but no practical brewer ..."

4. Music (1895)
"The clearness of th» night atmosphere accentuated the steeliness of the stars, as one by one they budded out, the forget me nots of the angels. ..."

5. Musical Portraits: Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld (1920)
"His works make one keenly aware of the rhythmical, the formalistic limitations of Chopin's piano pieces, of the steeliness of much of Brahms', ..."

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