Hardness - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhɑːrdnəs|
Brit.
|ˈhɑːdnəs|
noun
- 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
- the quality of being difficult to do
- a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present
- devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness (syn: callosity, callousness, insensibility)- the quality of being difficult to do
he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness
- excessive sternness (syn: harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigour, severeness, severity, stiffness)Extra examples
The wood's hardness makes it suitable for carving.
Mouth petulant but its hardness in it, behind it. Looking at that mouth you felt her teeth in you ...
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