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Meaning of tough-mindedness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The characteristic of being tough-minded; lack of sentimentality and unswerving conviction.

uncountable

Examples

“Subsequently turning the new insight into action—embodying the idea, producing the revolutionary behavior—requires tough-mindedness, the willingness to try out behavior and allow his or her ideas to die in his or her stead...”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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