hardness English

Meaning hardness meaning

What does hardness mean?

hardness

— noun (= ruggedness) the quality of being difficult to do he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail

— 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

— noun (= unfeelingness) devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

— noun (= severity, harshness, rigor, rigour) excessive sternness severity of character the harshness of his punishment was inhuman the rigors of boot camp

Synonyms hardness synonyms

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hardness English » English

firmness

stiffness

rigidity

solidity

severity

toughness

strength

rigour

cruelty

rigor

difficulty

ruggedness

roughness

harshness

inclemency

strictness

severeness

mercilessness

heartlessness

compactness

arduousness

unfeelingness

trouble

tightness

sternness

solidness

rudeness

rigourousness

rigorousness

relentlessness

intensity

insensibility

inflexibility

hardship

hard

durability

crustiness

callousness

callosity

violence

tsuris

tenacity

stymy

stymie

strenuousness

stoniness

stableness

stability

solid

sharpness

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How do I use hardness in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The hardness of diamond is such that it can cut glass.

The hardness of diamond is 10.

One of the qualities of steel is hardness.

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There was cruelty and hardness in his voice.

For hardness and strength, it's out of this world.

In the hardness of his heart, Pharaoh has mocked God and brings death to his own son!

I even loved your hate and your hardness.

If you are not out of my sight in one moment my sword shall test the hardness of your skin.

Every joint was charred for hardness and hand-fitted, since he had no glue.

Yet, under his hands, marble lost its hardness. became soft as wax, translucent as alabaster.

It takes the hardness out.

Hardness and strength are death's companions.

Man, look like you been studying with the hardness.

But it was hardness, not gentleness that kept him silent.

Cultivate hardness, 'cause a man is stone.

The rock in this wood can be felt by its weight and hardness.

From softest to hardest, what is the MOH's scale of mineral hardness?

I was struck by the sadness and hardness in her face.

You speak about the objective hardness of the Vulcan heart, yet how little room there seems to be in yours.

Such is man's destiny, and from the hardness comes forth a purity that soft men can never find.

I'm getting a density-hardness reading barely one-fourth the grade specified.

A shade of sorrow and bead of hardness will remain in Hanele's eyes forever.

Unless you'd like to object to the hardness of the chair.

Terrific hardness.

I do agnise a natural and prompt alacrity I find in hardness and do undertake these present wars against the ottomites.

O, hardness to dissemble.

A striking characteristic of bone is its hardness. The skeleton persists after death for a variable length of time after the rest of the body has disintegrated.

And being raised without a mother, the hardness of your heart. is understandable as well.

The name of the fellow who gave us this hardness scale.

Your hardness with people, a hardness you don't really need?

Martta felt that she Veera lost some of its hardness.