| NOUN | attribute | harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness | the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | harshness, roughness | the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | |
| attribute | harshness, cruelty, cruelness | the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | |
| attribute | harshness, severity, severeness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness | excessive sternness |
| Sounds | hhaa'rshnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions. | |
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| Synonyms | abrasiveness, scratchiness | |
| Broader | roughness, raggedness | A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |
| Spanish | abrasividad, aspereza | |
| Adjectives | harsh | of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles |
| Meaning | The quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses. | |
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| Synonym | roughness | |
| Narrower | gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness | A throaty harshness |
| Broader | unpleasantness | The quality of giving displeasure |
| Spanish | aspereza, bronquedad, dureza | |
| Adjectives | harsh | disagreeable to the senses |
| Meaning | The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance. | |
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| Synonyms | cruelty, cruelness | |
| Narrower | ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery | The trait of extreme / extreme cruelty |
| murderousness | cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder | |
| Broader | malevolence, malevolency, malice | The quality of threatening evil |
| Spanish | crueldad | |
| Catalan | crueltat | |
| Adjectives | harsh | unkind or cruel or uncivil |
| Meaning | excessive sternness. | |
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| Example | "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman" | |
| Synonyms | severity, severeness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness | |
| Broader | sternness, strictness | uncompromising resolution |
| Spanish | adustez, austeridad, dureza, inclemencia, rigidez, rigor, rigurosidad, severidad | |
| Catalan | inclemència, rigor | |
| Adjectives | harsh | sharply disagreeable |
| harsh | unpleasantly stern | |
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