Hardness word meaning and definition

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• Synonyms for hardness
• Antonyms
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Meaning and definition for "hardness" word

[noun] excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[noun] the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"
[noun] devoid of passion or feeling
[noun] the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

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\Hard"ness\, n. [AS. heardness.] 1. The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively. The habit of authority also had given his manners some peremptory hardness. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Min.) The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be itself scratched;-measured among minerals on a scale of which diamond and talc form the extremes. 3. (Chem.) The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for washing purposes. Note: This quality is caused by the presence of calcium carbonate, causing temporary hardness which can be removed by boiling, or by calcium sulphate, causing permanent hardness which can not be so removed, but may be improved by the addition of sodium carbonate.

Synonyms for hardness

callousness, harshness, inclemency, insensibility, rigor, rigour, severity, stiffness, unfeelingness

Antonyms: softness

Related terms: callosity, cohesiveness, coldheartedness, complication, consistency, difficulty, firmness, formidable defenses, onerousness, rigidness, rigor, stoniness, strenuousness, stringiness, unabjectness, unbendingness, unbreakability, unbreakableness, unfeeling, unforgivingness, ungentleness, viscosity

The fun area, different aproach to word »hardness«

Let's analyse "hardness" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: SSENDRAH. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... .- .-. -.. -. . ... ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: hardness: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: hardness: 8 + 1 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 34, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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