Associations to the word «Hardness»

Wiktionary

HARDNESS, noun. The quality of being hard.
HARDNESS, noun. An instance of this quality; hardship.

Dictionary definition

HARDNESS, noun. The property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale.
HARDNESS, noun. 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".
HARDNESS, noun. Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness.
HARDNESS, noun. The quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail".
HARDNESS, noun. Excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy