HARDNESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HARDNESS?

Need another word that means the same as “hardness”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “hardness” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hardness” are: callosity, callousness, insensibility, unfeelingness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness, ruggedness, firmness, solidity, rigidity, denseness, inflexibility, inelasticity, resistance, heartlessness, lack of compassion, lack of feeling, lack of sentiment, unkindness

Hardness as a Noun

Definitions of "Hardness" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hardness” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The quality of being difficult to do.
• The property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale.
• A quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering.
• Excessive sternness.
• Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness.
• The quality or condition of being hard.

Synonyms of "Hardness" as a noun (26 Words)

callosity	An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot.
callousness	Insensitive and cruel disregard for others. The callousness of using children to send a political message.
denseness	The amount per unit size.
firmness	The trait of being resolute. The firmness of his hand on my chest.
harshness	The quality of being cruel or severe. He slowly opened his eyes to the harshness of the light.
heartlessness	An absence of concern for the welfare of others.
inclemency	Weather unsuitable for outdoor activities.
inelasticity	The lack of elasticity.
inflexibility	The quality of being rigid and rigorously severe. The inflexibility of the metal.
insensibility	Inability to be moved emotionally. Your insensibility to the extreme importance of the mission we are on.
lack of compassion	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
lack of feeling	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
lack of sentiment	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
resistance	The degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current causing energy dissipation By Ohm s law resistance measured in ohms is equal to the voltage divided by the current. Government forces were unable to crush guerrilla style resistance.
rigidity	Inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape. There was a regrettable rigidity in this decision.
rigor	The quality of being valid and rigorous. The rigors of boot camp.
rigorousness	Something hard to endure.
rigour	Excessive sternness. The rigours of a harsh winter.
rigourousness	Excessive sternness.
ruggedness	The quality of being difficult to do. The ruggedness of the mountains.
severeness	Extreme plainness.
severity	Excessive sternness. Severity of character.
solidity	The consistency of a solid. He exuded an aura of reassuring solidity.
stiffness	Excessive sternness. One flaw is the scholarly stiffness of the academics.
unfeelingness	Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness.
unkindness	Inconsiderate and harsh behaviour. She had had enough of her father s unkindness.

Usage Examples of "Hardness" as a noun

• A lack of mental hardness.
• People complained about the hardness of the chairs.
• He 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.

Associations of "Hardness" (30 Words)

athletic	Relating to athletes or athletics. An athletic club.
awkwardness	Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training. The awkwardness of youth.
consistency	Consistent behaviour or treatment. The consistency of measurement techniques.
diamond	A tool with a small diamond for cutting glass. Diamonds were trumps.
firm	Marked by firm determination or resolution not shakable. You need a firm grip on the steering.
firmness	The quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place. His firmness of purpose gained him a devoted following.
hard	Causing great damage or hardship. He d been a hard worker all his life.
inelasticity	The lack of elasticity.
inflexible	Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. Once she had made up her mind she was inflexible.
lubricity	Feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness.
obduracy	Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.
rigid	Incapable of or resistant to bending. A face rigid with pain.
rigidity	The quality of being rigid and rigorously severe. The rigidity of the school system.
rigidness	The physical property of being stiff and resisting bending.
rigor	The quality of being valid and rigorous. The rigors of boot camp.
rigour	Excessive sternness. The rigours of a harsh winter.
seriously	In a serious manner. A play dealing seriously with the question of divorce.
severity	Something hard to endure. She stared at me with mock severity.
solid	Of good quality and condition solidly built. A cube is a solid figure with six sides.
solidity	The quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally. The sheer strength and solidity of Romanesque architecture.
soundness	A state or condition free from damage or decay. You really have to question the soundness of these measures.
stiff	In a stiff manner. A long stiff climb up the bare hillside.
stiffness	The property of moving with pain or difficulty. Headache and neck stiffness.
strength	The number of people comprising a group, typically a team or army. The political and military strength of European governments.
strict	Characterized by strictness severity or restraint. A strict interpretation of the law.
strictly	In a way that involves rigid enforcement or that demands obedience. To be strictly accurate there are two Wolvertons.
stringent	Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures. Stringent safety measures.
strongly	With strength or in a strong manner. Strongly built vehicles.
unbending	Reserved, formal, or strict in one’s behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible. He was so unbending and uncompromising.
unpleasantness	The feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling. The recent unpleasantness of the weather.