Definitions of hardness
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the quality of being difficult to do“he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness”
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synonyms:
ruggedness
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type of:
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difficultness, difficulty
the quality of being difficult
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difficultness, difficulty
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the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
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Antonyms:
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softness
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
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types:
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firmness
the property of being unyielding to the touch
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incompressibility
the property of being incompressible
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type of:
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body, consistence, consistency, eubstance
the property of holding together and retaining its shape
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softness
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devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
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synonyms:
callosity, callousness, insensibility, unfeelingness
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types:
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dullness
lack of sensibility
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type of:
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insensitiveness, insensitivity
the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
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dullness
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excessive sternness
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synonyms:
austerity, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness
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type of:
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sternness, strictness
uncompromising resolution
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sternness, strictness
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a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering“the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present”
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type of:
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quality
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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quality
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