hardness
English Thesaurus
1. excessive sternness (noun.attribute)
2. the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute)
3. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | insensitiveness, insensitivity, |
| definition | : | the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | dullness, |
| definition | : | lack of sensibility (noun.attribute) |
4. a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | quality, |
| definition | : | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
5. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | firmness, |
| definition | : | the property of being unyielding to the touch (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | incompressibility, |
| definition | : | the property of being incompressible (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | hard, |
| definition | : | resisting weight or pressure (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | soft, |
| definition | : | yielding readily to pressure or weight (adj.all) |
6. excessive sternness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | abrasive, harsh, |
| definition | : | sharply disagreeable; rigorous (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | inclement, |
| definition | : | used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rigorous, stringent, tight, |
| definition | : | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rigorous, strict, |
| definition | : | rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hard, tough, |
| definition | : | unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | severe, spartan, |
| definition | : | unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | harsh, rough, |
| definition | : | unpleasantly stern (adj.all) |
7. the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | difficult, hard, |
| definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rugged, tough, |
| definition | : | very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome, |
| definition | : | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adj.all) |
8. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | hard, |
| definition | : | dispassionate (adj.all) |
9. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | softness, |
| definition | : | the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | hard, |
| definition | : | resisting weight or pressure (adj.all) |
10. excessive sternness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | abrasive, harsh, |
| definition | : | sharply disagreeable; rigorous (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | inclement, |
| definition | : | used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rigorous, stringent, tight, |
| definition | : | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rigorous, strict, |
| definition | : | rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hard, tough, |
| definition | : | unfortunate or hard to bear (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | severe, spartan, |
| definition | : | unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | harsh, rough, |
| definition | : | unpleasantly stern (adj.all) |
11. the quality of being difficult to do (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | difficult, hard, |
| definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rugged, tough, |
| definition | : | very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome, |
| definition | : | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort (adj.all) |
12. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | hard, |
| definition | : | dispassionate (adj.all) |
13. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | softness, |
| definition | : | the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | hard, |
| definition | : | resisting weight or pressure (adj.all) |
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