| Engelsk navneord: harshness | |||
| 1. | harshness (om egenskab) the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | abrasiveness, scratchiness | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | raggedness, roughness | ||
| 2. | harshness (om egenskab) the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | roughness | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | unpleasantness | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness | ||
| 3. | harshness (om egenskab) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cruelness, cruelty | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | malevolence, malevolency, malice | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | brutality, ferociousness, murderousness, savagery, viciousness | ||
| 4. | harshness (om egenskab) excessive sternness | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Severity of character. The harshness of his punishment was inhuman. The rigors of boot camp. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hardness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | sternness, strictness | ||