Associations to the word «Hardness»
Noun
- Notch
- Brutality
- Sweetness
- Wear
- Oxide
- Phosphorus
- Streak
- Scale
- Material
- Erection
- Susceptibility
- Soda
- Transparency
- Aquaculture
- Lime
- Swelling
- Tenderness
- Sodium
- Grain
- Alkali
- Erosion
- Sulfide
- Ion
- Dyeing
- Aluminium
- Molding
- Filler
- Silicon
- Solid
- Plastic
- Grit
- Copper
- Sulfate
- Bitterness
- Calibration
- Dispersion
- Moisture
- Verification
- Density
- Color
- Gentleness
- Oxidation
- Stratum
- Cohesion
- Monomer
- Ness
- Wax
- Crystal
- Granite
- Wrinkle
- Testing
- Heat
- Firmness
- Melt
- Wickedness
- Temper
- Fingernail
- Organic
- Stability
- Assumption
- Shear
- Sludge
- Projectile
- Rigor
- Property
- Bonding
- Ferocity
- Nitrate
- Hydroxide
- Polymer
- Solvent
Adjective
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".
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