HARSHNESS
Scrabble letter values: H4A1R1S1H4N1E1S1S1 = 15
Definition
- noun the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions. — synonyms: abrasiveness, scratchiness
- noun the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses. — synonyms: roughness
- noun the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance. — synonyms: cruelty, cruelness
- noun excessive sternness. — synonyms: severity, severeness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness
Examples
- “severity of character”
- “the harshness of his punishment was inhuman”
- “the rigors of boot camp”