Rugged middle english 1100 1500 6.
Rugged individualism thesaurus.
ˈrʌgəd having long narrow shallow depressions as grooves or wrinkles in the surface.
He became the prophet of rugged individualism of the doctrine that an american can accomplish anything he likes.
Rugged individualism the belief that all individuals or nearly all individuals can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal.
Another word for individualism.