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(noun) the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness" |
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Related Words: difficultness, difficulty |
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(noun) the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched |
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Related Words: body, consistence, consistency, firmness, incompressibility |
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Antonyms: softness |
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(noun) devoid of passion or feeling |
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Synonyms: callousness, insensibility, unfeelingness |
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Related Words: insensitiveness, insensitivity |
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(noun) excessive sternness; "the severity of his punishment was inhuman" |
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Synonyms: harshness, inclemency, severity, stiffness |
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Related Words: sternness, strictness |
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