robusticityn.
/ˌrəʊbʌˈstɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌroʊbəˈstɪsᵻdi/ rare before 20th cent.
Robustness, esp. physical robustness of the body or a bodily structure.
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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [noun] > state of having
couragenessc1440
stourness1530
robusticity1777
sturdiness1863
chunkiness1879
stockiness1890
robustness1973
the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > robustness
hardishipa1250
stalworthnessa1340
stalworthinessa1387
pithc1395
hardinessc1405
robustness?1533
valiantness1553
validity1578
robustiousness1600
robustuousness1648
robusticness1676
robusticity1777
hardihood1780
ironness1803
induration1827
robustihood1834
stalwartness1859
1777 R. Donkin Mil. Coll. 201 Robusticity is no valour, nor is debility always pusillanimity.
1874 J. Ward Home in Sex & Educ. 22 The stout sisters whose full outlines attest their own robusticity.
1906 J. P. Barry At Gates of East 150 Taken aback at first by the mere impress of beauty, you soon discern the character and robusticity of the whole contour.
1909 Amer. Anthropologist 11 504 In the female anthropoid the index of robusticity is less, the platymery greater..than in the male.
1921 E. Yeomans Shackled Youth ix. 121 You will find him..recovering that deliberation and poise and serenity and robusticity and resourcefulness.
1943 Amer. Jrnl. Orthodontics & Oral Surg. 29 422 Body bulk and robusticity are not in question among children.
1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past ix. 299 They show nothing of the robusticity and exuberance of bodily growth of Crô-Magnon Man.
1971 Nature 5 Feb. 407/1 In overall size and robusticity the fossil closely resembles the pygmy chimpanzee.
2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures II. 588/1 Characteristics are usually described in comparison to erectus fossils (less prognathism, reduced robusticity, lightened browridges).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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