hardness
/ˈhɑːdnəs
/noun [mass noun]
The quality or condition of being hard: people complained about the hardness of the chairs a lack of mental hardness...
- The woman in his office has a hardness, even a harshness in her face and voice.
- That mix of humanity and hardness rolled together has made many a local hero or heroine in working class communities throughout the years.
- A diamond is a gem excelling in brilliance and remarkable for extreme hardness.
Synonyms
firmness, solidity, stiffness, rigidity, denseness, inflexibility, inelasticity, resistance
hard-heartedness, heartlessness, cold-heartedness, lack of compassion, lack of feeling, lack of sentiment, callousness, unkindness, flintiness, steeliness;
harshness, severity, strictness, sternness, toughness