steelinessn.
/ˈstiːlɪnɪs/ The quality or condition of being steely.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [noun] > rigid or relentless
implacability1531
steeliness1571
inexorability1606
rigidity1620
rigidness1620
inexorableness1622
implacableness1631
hardball1949
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [noun] > quality of being
steeliness1856
1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (viii. 3) i. f. 23 Theis oneeyed Gyants..endeuer with their steelynesse [L. sua duritie] to breake open euen heauen it self.
1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 70 Their Nurture and Education in the soft and warm bosom of that pacifick Age, had so far temper'd the natural Steeliness of their Mettal, as it turn'd Edge.
1856 Leisure Hour 5 812/1 Demonstrating the goodness or steeliness of our knife-blades.
1909 H. R. Haggard Yellow God 49 There was something in her voice..of steeliness and defiance.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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