hardness, n.
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(hardnesses)
excessive sternness
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hardness harshness inclemency rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severeness severity stiffness
sample sentences
"severity of character""the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
"the rigors of boot camp"
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the quality of being difficult to do
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hardness ruggedness
sample sentences
"he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness""the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail"
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devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
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callosity callousness hardness insensibility unfeelingness
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a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
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hardness
sample sentences
"the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present"
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the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
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hardness
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