taff

Meaning

tough, robust, hard-bitten, assertive, socially apt and self-assured, quick-witted

Concepts

burdensome

demanding

exigent

intensive

tough

Synonyms

abfordernd

abverlangend

ehern

fest

haltbar

kräftig

robust

solide

stabil

stark

stattlich

zäh

tragfähig

belastbar

heischend

erheischend

anfordernd

einfordernd

resilient

Translations

exigent

απαιτητικός

costaud

dur

dure

éprouvant

exigeant

costaude

exigeante

esigente

impegnativo

esigendo

exigent

robusto

çok şey isteyen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taf/

Etymology

Borrowed from English: tough

Cognate with Dutch: tof

In summary

Borrowed from English tough. Perhaps influenced by older toff (“good, cool, well-dressed”), from Yiddish טובֿ (tof), from Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”). Compare Dutch tof and English toff. Doublet of zäh.