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tough-mindedness

tough-mindedness noun: the characteristic of being tough-minded; lack of sentimentality and unswerving conviction.

Noun

tough-mindedness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being tough-minded; lack of sentimentality and unswerving conviction.
    • Subsequently turning the new insight into action—embodying the idea, producing the revolutionary behavior—requires tough-mindedness, the willingness to try out behavior and allow his or her ideas to die in his or her stead...2008, Mihnea C. Moldoveanu, Roger L. Martin, The Future of the MBA: Designing the Thinker of the Future, →ISBN, page 53

Origin of tough-mindedness

From tough-minded + -ness.

Questions about tough-mindedness

What does tough-mindedness mean?
Tough-mindedness means the characteristic of being tough-minded; lack of sentimentality and unswerving conviction.
What part of speech is tough-mindedness?
Tough-mindedness is a noun.

Words near tough-mindedness in the dictionary

  1. tough-loved
  2. tough-loves
  3. tough-loving
  4. tough-minded
  5. tough-mindedly
  6. tough-mindedness
  7. tough-pitch
  8. tough-skinned
  9. toughed
  10. toughed it out
  11. toughed out

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