robustness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
noun the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge

From robust + -ness.

His nature lacked robustness and ballast. — From Chaucer to Tennyson: With Twenty-Nine Portraits and Selections from Thirty Authors, Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
She could have argued her exceptional robustness against another than he. — The Amazing Marriage — Complete, George Meredith
Margarita’s robustness was beginning to alarm and shock Aunt Lisbeth’s sealed stock of virtue. — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith

hardiness, lustiness, validity

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