Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or character of being steely.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality of being steely.

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  • noun Referring to properties of toughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel.

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Examples

  • Strauss was adamant he possessed the "steeliness" to handle whatever is thrown at him in

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • It's like Bening is channeling the kind of steeliness a doctor has to have in emergency situations.

    Movie City News 2010

  • The kind of steeliness he showed in the face of adversity may even help to rescue his historical reputation from the damage done by Abu Ghraib and Hurricane Katrina.

    unknown title 2009

  • (Parliament) ", the magazine praised the UDM's economic policies, its anti-crime strategy and the" steeliness "of its leader, Bantu

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

  • (Parliament), "the magazine praised the UDM's economic policies, its anti-crime strategy and the" steeliness "of its leader, Bantu

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

  • There is fight in Andrew, a steeliness not always associated with the outside half position.

    Rob Andrew: rugby's Teflon Don under siege | Observer profile 2011

  • Leveson, who is presiding over the inquiry with that uniquely judicial blend of steeliness and benevolence, was withering about the incendiary blogger.

    They'd built Charlotte Church up, and felt they could knock her down | Sketch 2011

  • When off court, she's a striking blend of steeliness and unabashed femininity.

    Maria Sharapova Ray A. Smith 2011

  • For my own part, I would recommend the dry, flinty flavors associated with white Loire or perhaps the steeliness of Chablis.

    Oysters Come Back in Vogue Will Lyons 2010

  • In her cool eyes, I saw the steeliness inside her—that hard place that allowed her to barge into strange houses and wrestle down disease.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

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