obduredness

English

Alternative forms

• obdureness

Etymology

From obdured +‎ -ness.

Noun

obduredness (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, physical or figurative) hardness
   • 1646, Joseph Hall, The Balm of Gilead:

     the humble and true penitence of the one saved him out of thy hands; the obduredness and falseheartedness of the other gave him up as a prey to thy malice

References

• “obduredness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.