word
Hardness
HAH-rdnuhs
/ˈhɑːrdnʌs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
hardness
Dictionary meaning
Excessive sternness.
Examples
- They assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness.
- The costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present.
Synonyms: severity
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