hardness
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Definitions
Noun
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
Noun
a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering; "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present"
Noun
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Noun
the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail"
Noun
excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
Synonyms
callosity
callousness
harshness
inclemency
insensibility
rigor
rigorousness
rigour
rigourousness
ruggedness
severeness
severity
stiffness
unfeelingness
More General Terms
body
consistence
consistency
difficultness
difficulty
eubstance
insensitiveness
insensitivity
quality
sternness
strictness