Ruffian vs Tough - What's the difference?
ruffian | tough | Related terms |
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
(obsolete) A lover; a paramour.
* Bishop Reynolds
Strong and resilient; sturdy.
(of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
Rugged or physically hardy.
Stubborn.
(of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
Rowdy or rough.
Difficult or demanding.
(material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
(slang) (Used to indicate lack of sympathy)
A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
Ruffian is a related term of tough.
As nouns the difference between ruffian and tough
is that ruffian is a scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person while tough is a person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.As verbs the difference between ruffian and tough
is that ruffian is to play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult while tough is to endure.As adjectives the difference between ruffian and tough
is that ruffian is brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous while tough is strong and resilient; sturdy.As an interjection tough is
(slang) (used to indicate lack of sympathy).ruffian
English
Noun
(en noun)- Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian ?
- He [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, revelling with her ruffians .
Synonyms
* rogue * scampAnagrams
* ----tough
English
Adjective
(er)- The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
- To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
- Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
- He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
- A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
- This is a tough crowd.
Derived terms
* do it tough * hang tough * supertough * tough call * tough case * tough cookie * tough crowd * tough love * tough luck * tough-minded * tough nut to crack * tough row to hoe * tough shit * tough titty * tough toodles * tough tuchus * toughen * toughie * toughish * toughly * toughness * toughy * ultratough *Interjection
(en interjection)- If you don't like it, tough !
Noun
(en noun)- They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.