HARSHNESS Synonyms
11 hypernyms for harshness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HARSHNESS
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| cruelty | noun n | |||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||
| rigor | noun n | |||||
noun • something hard to endure • the quality of being valid and rigorous • excessive sternness | ||||||
| roughness | noun n | |||||
noun • a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • an unpolished unrefined quality • used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather • rowdy behavior • the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion • harsh or severe speech or behavior | ||||||
| severity | noun n | |||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||
| brutality | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||
| abrasiveness | noun n | |||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being sharply disagreeable | ||||||
| cruelness | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||
| hardness | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale • a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness • the quality of being difficult to do • excessive sternness | ||||||
| inclemency | noun n | |||||
noun • weather unsuitable for outdoor activities • excessive sternness | ||||||
| rigorousness | noun n | |||||
noun • something hard to endure • excessive sternness | ||||||
| rigour | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being valid and rigorous • something hard to endure • excessive sternness | ||||||
| rigourousness | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • something hard to endure • excessive sternness | ||||||
| scratchiness | noun n | |||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | ||||||
| severeness | noun n | |||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||
| stiffness | noun n | |||||
noun • the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend • the property of moving with pain or difficulty • firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action • the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) • excessive sternness | ||||||