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hardness

/ hardness /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the quality of being difficult to do
"he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"
Type of:
difficulty difficultness
noun Sense 2
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
Opposites:
softness
Type of:
consistency consistence body
Kinds of:
firmness incompressibility
noun Sense 3
devoid of passion or feeling
Type of:
insensitivity insensitiveness
noun Sense 4
excessive sternness
"severity of character"
"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
"the rigors of boot camp"
Type of:
sternness strictness
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
2
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difficulty difficultness consistency consistence body firmness incompressibility softness insensitivity insensitiveness sternness strictness