nnoun.attributethe property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scaleAttributes:hard soft
Antonyms:softness
Derivationally Related Form:hard
Hypernyms:body consistence consistency substance
Inherited Hypernyms:hardnessconsistencypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:firmnessincompressibility
Full Hyponyms:firmnessincompressibility
nnoun.attributea quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from latheringExamples:- the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present
Hypernyms:quality
Inherited Hypernyms:hardnessqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributedevoid of passion or feeling; hardheartednessSynset:callosity callousness insensibility unfeelingness
Derivationally Related Form:callousunfeelinginsensiblehard
Hypernyms:insensitiveness insensitivity
Inherited Hypernyms:unfeelingnessinsensitivityinabilityqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dullness
nnoun.attributethe quality of being difficult to doSynset:ruggedness
Examples:- he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness
- the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail
Derivationally Related Form:ruggedhard
Hypernyms:difficultness difficulty
Inherited Hypernyms:hardnessdifficultyqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributeexcessive sternnessSynset:harshness inclemency rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severeness severity stiffness
Examples:- severity of character
- the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
- the rigors of boot camp
Derivationally Related Form:harshsevereinclementhardrigorous
Hypernyms:sternness strictness
Inherited Hypernyms:severitysternnessunpermissivenessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity