steeliness

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noun

toughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel.

“He had a steeliness of eye that tended to cow people who acted tough.”

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Meanings

nounsteeliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountabletoughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel.

    He had a steeliness of eye that tended to cow people who acted tough.

Origin

From steely + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

steeliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steeliness

MLA

“steeliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steeliness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steeliness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steeliness.

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