hardness | ||
1. | [ noun ] the quality of being difficult to do | |
Examples: | "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness" |
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Related terms: | difficulty | |
2. | [ noun ] devoid of passion or feeling | |
Synonyms: | callousness insensibility unfeelingness | |
Related terms: | insensitivity | |
3. | [ noun ] the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale | |
Related terms: | softness consistency firmness incompressibility soft hard | |
4. | [ noun ] excessive sternness | |
Synonyms: | harshness inclemency stiffness rigor rigour severity | |
Examples: | "severity of character" "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman" "the rigors of boot camp" |
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Related terms: | sternness | |
Similar spelling: |
hardiness Hartness harridan Hardnett hard_news Hardin harden hard-nosed Hardman Harding hard-on Hartnett hardened Hardeman |