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harshness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Harshness \Harsh"ness\, n. The quality or state of being harsh. O, she is Ten times more gentle than her father 's crabbed, And he's composed of harshness. --Shak. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offense, The sound must seem an echo to the sense --Pope. Syn: Acrimony; roughness; sternness; asperity; tartness. See {Acrimony}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: harshness n 1: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn: {abrasiveness}, {scratchiness}] 2: harsh or rough to the ear [syn: {roughness}] 3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance [syn: {cruelty}, {cruelness}] 4: excessive sternness; "the severity of his punishment was inhuman" [syn: {severity}, {inclemency}, {hardness}, {stiffness}]
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