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US
/ˈstɝdinəs/
]
[ UK /stˈɜːdɪnəs/ ]
[ UK /stˈɜːdɪnəs/ ]
NOUN
- the property of something that is strongly built
- the state of being vigorous and robust
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resoluteness evidenced by strength of character
sturdiness of moral principle
How To Use sturdiness In A Sentence
- The prints can also be laminated for protection and/or mounted onto Kappa board for extra sturdiness.
- But perhaps he overestimates the sturdiness of the SAT-based meritocracy that he wishes to see deposed.
- Entwining momentum with sturdiness, chaos with order, its vortex of 42,000 tonnes of steel latticework is a marvel of imagination and engineering, one of the great new buildings in the world. Ai Weiwei: The rebel who has suffered for his art
- This hardwood, handmade Footstool or Plant Stand has an integrated design accented with attractive scrollwork that belies its sturdiness.
- He had 'teached' for twenty years, he said, but in spite of this there was about him something indescribably rural, something of the sod -- not the dignity, the sturdiness of it, but rather of the pettiness, the sordidness of it. The Spinner's Book of Fiction
- The new leader will have to display strength of character, sturdiness of will, a keen intellect, a sense of humour and an ability to relate to the people of Scotland.
- He stops in front of the row of Silliscups rip-offs and begins fondling each one, seemingly to judge the sturdiness of the plastic.
- The new leader will have to display strength of character, sturdiness of will, a keen intellect, a sense of humour and an ability to relate to the people of Scotland.
- The islanders had the physical sturdiness, the sobriety, the practical skills and the independence of mind to cope with life in remote places.
- By dint of sheer sturdiness of arms, legs, and lungs, keeping true time with the pant and the shout, steadily goes it with hoist and haul, and cheerily undulates the melody of call that rallies them all with a strong will together, until the steep bluff and the burden of the bulk by masculine labor are conquered, and a long row of powerful pinnaces displayed, as a mounted battery, against the fishful sea. Mary Anerley