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English noun: harshness | |||
| 1. | harshness (attribute) the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | ||
| Synonyms | abrasiveness, scratchiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | raggedness, roughness | ||
| 2. | harshness (attribute) the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | ||
| Synonyms | roughness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unpleasantness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness | ||
| 3. | harshness (attribute) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||
| Synonyms | cruelness, cruelty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | malevolence, malevolency, malice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brutality, ferociousness, murderousness, savagery, viciousness | ||
| 4. | harshness (attribute) excessive sternness | ||
| Samples | Severity of character. The harshness of his punishment was inhuman. The rigors of boot camp. | ||
| Synonyms | hardness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sternness, strictness | ||
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