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21hardness — noun 1. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale • Ant: ↑softness • Derivationally related forms: ↑hard • Hypernyms: ↑consistency, ↑consistence, ↑eubstance, ↑ …
22harshness — noun 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑abrasiveness, ↑scratchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scratchy (for: ↑scratchiness), ↑abrasiv …
23inclementness — noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities • Syn: ↑bad weather, ↑inclemency • Ant: ↑good weather (for: ↑bad weather) • Derivationally related forms: ↑inclem …
24rigorousness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑ …
25rigourousness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑ …
26severeness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑grimness, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑rigorousness, ↑ …
27severity — noun 1. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑badness, ↑severeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑bad (for: ↑severeness), ↑severe …
28stiffness — noun 1. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑stiff • Hypernyms: ↑inelasticity 2. the property of moving with pain or difficulty (Freq. 1) he awoke with a painful stiffness in his… …
29winter-ground — winˈter ground transitive verb (Shakespeare, Cymbeline IV.2.230) Assumed to mean protect (a plant) from the inclemency of winter • • • Main Entry: ↑winter * * * winter ground, v. Assumed by G. Steevens (ed. of Shakespeare, 1773, IX. 257) in Cymb …
30Benignity — Be*nig ni*ty, n. [OE. benignite, F. b[ e]nignit[ e], OF. b[ e]nignet[ e], fr. L. benignitas. See {Benign}.] 1. The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. Benignity of aspect. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Mildness;… …
