hardness

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

From hard + -ness

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[edit] Noun

hardness (plural hardnesses)

1. The quality of being hard.
2. An instance of this quality; hardship.

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• hardness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913