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Definition of Sturdiness
1. Noun. The state of being vigorous and robust.
2. Noun. The property of something that is strongly built.
3. Noun. Resoluteness evidenced by strength of character. "Sturdiness of moral principle"
Derivative terms: Sturdy
Definition of Sturdiness
1. n. Quality of being sturdy.
Definition of Sturdiness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being sturdy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sturdiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sturdiness
| stupors stupose stupour stuprate stuprated stuprates stupration stuprations stuprous stur | sture sturgeon sturgeonlike sturgeons sturionian sturionians sturm and drang sturmanite sturmer sturmers | sturnine sturnoid |
Literary usage of Sturdiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Portugal: Its Land and People by William Henry Koebel (1909)
"... bound—The lives and fare of the workers—Inborn politeness—The exigences of
etiquette —Sturdiness of the race—Relations between master and man. ..."
2. The Tariffs of the United States in Relation to Free Trade by Lyon Playfair Playfair (1890)
"... the reliance, and the sturdiness of her Anglo-Saxon people, as well as their
love for political liberty. The time is near when she will acknowledge that ..."
3. The English Moralities from the Point of View of Allegory by William Roy Mackenzie (1914)
"The speech of Sturdiness, which closes ... which he thinketh permanent I,
Sturdiness, to hear out all things am bent: Thus see you how men that are led by ..."
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