Definition of harshness Harshness
/hɑˈɹʃnʌs/ - [harshnus] - harsh•ness
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NounPlural: harshnesses |
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| harshness - the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | ||
| abrasiveness, scratchiness | ||
| raggedness, roughness shabbiness by virtue of being in rags | ||
| harshness - the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | ||
| roughness | ||
| unpleasantness the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather" | ||
| harshness - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" | ||
| severity, severeness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness | ||
| sternness, strictness uncompromising resolution | ||
| harshness - the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||
| cruelty, cruelness | ||
| malevolency, malevolence, malice the quality of threatening evil | ||
| ferociousness, viciousness, brutality, savagery the trait of extreme cruelty | ||
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- harshness (Noun)
The quality of being harsh.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- harshness (n.)
The quality or state of being harsh.
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🔤- harshness, noun, singular of harshnesses.
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