Origin: Germanic
Old English suffix
Harshness has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
2
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
3
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
4
excessive sternness
"severity of character"
"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
"the rigors of boot camp"
5
The quality of being harsh.
Example Sentences
"severity of character"
noun
"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
noun
"the rigors of boot camp"
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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