STURDINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sturdiness mean? 

• STURDINESS (noun)
  The noun STURDINESS has 3 senses:

1. the state of being vigorous and robust

2. the property of something that is strongly built

3. resoluteness evidenced by strength of character

  Familiarity information: STURDINESS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STURDINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being vigorous and robust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sturdiness" is a kind of...):

good health; healthiness (the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease)

Derivation:

sturdy (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The property of something that is strongly built

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sturdiness" is a kind of...):

strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)

Derivation:

sturdy (substantially made or constructed)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Resoluteness evidenced by strength of character

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

sturdiness of moral principle

Hypernyms ("sturdiness" is a kind of...):

firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve (the trait of being resolute)

Derivation:

sturdy (not making concessions)