HyperDic: grimness

English > 2 senses of the word grimness:
NOUNattributegrimness, ghastliness, gruesomeness, luridnessthe quality of being ghastly
attributegrimness, asperity, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousnesssomething hard to endure
grimness > pronunciation
Soundsgrih'mnahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > grimness: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being ghastly.
Synonymsghastliness, gruesomeness, luridness
BroaderfrightfulnessThe quality of being frightful
Adjectivesgrimshockingly repellent
grimharshly ironic or sinister
grimharshly uninviting / uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
English > grimness: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningSomething hard to endure.
Synonymsasperity, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness
NarrowersternnessThe quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding / forbidding
Broaderdifficulty, difficultnessThe quality of being difficult
Spanishadustez, rigor, rigurosidad, severidad
Catalanadustesa, dificultats, rigor, severitat
Adjectivesgrimnot to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

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