harshness (noun)
1harshness — harsh ► ADJECTIVE 1) unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses. 2) cruel or severe. 3) (of climate or conditions) difficult to survive in; hostile. DERIVATIVES harshen verb harshly adverb harshness noun. ORIGIN …
2harshness — noun The quality of being harsh. 1891 And yet these harshnesses are tenderness itself when compared with the universal harshness out of which they grow; the harshness of the position towards the temperament, of the means towards the aims, of to… …
3harshness — noun 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑abrasiveness, ↑scratchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scratchy (for: ↑scratchiness), ↑abrasiv …
4harshness — noun see harsh …
5harshness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crudity, brutality, acerbity; see anger , cruelty , tyranny . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, hardness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness,… …
6murderousness — noun 1. a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses • Derivationally related forms: ↑murderous • Hypernyms: ↑hate, ↑hatred 2. cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder • Derivationally related forms: ↑murderous …
7harsh — adjective Etymology: Middle English harsk, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian harsk harsh Date: 14th century 1. having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch 2. a. causing a disagreeable or painful sensory… …
8atrocity — 1530s, from M.Fr. atrocité or directly from L. atrocitatem (nom. atrocitas) cruelty, fierceness, harshness, noun of quality from atrox fierce, cruel, frightful, from PIE *atro ek , from root *ater fire + *okw see; thus of fiery or threatening… …
9harsh — adjective 1》 unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses. 2》 cruel or severe. ↘(of reality or a fact) grim and unpalatable. Derivatives harshen verb harshly adverb harshness noun Origin ME: from Mid. Low Ger. harsch rough , lit. hairy , from… …
10harsh — adjective 1 CONDITIONS/WEATHER difficult to live in and very uncomfortable, cold etc: The prisoners had to endure harsh living conditions and near starvation. | the harsh winters of northern China | harsh reality: experiencing the harsh realities …
