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hardness
noun
excessive sternness
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- H
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ARDNES
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈhɑɹdnəs
Meaning
Definitions
noun
excessive sternness
“severity of character”
noun
the quality of being difficult to do
“he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness”
noun
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
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
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
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Example Sentences
severity of character
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
the rigors of boot camp
he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness
the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail
the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present
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