The hardness of diamond is such that it can cut glass.
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Hardness
/ˈhɑɹdnəs/
Synonyms for "hardness" (194 found)
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Strong matches (58)
durabilityesotericafirmnessflintinessformidable defensesfundamentalismgluinessgrimnesshairinesshard hearthard shellhardenednesshardheartednesshardinesshardness of hearthardshipharshnessheart of stoneheartlessnessimpenetrability
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impenitenceimpenitentnessimpermeabilityimperviousnessimpliabilityimporosityinclemencyincompressibilityindurationinexorabilityinexorablenessinflexibilityinfrangibilityinsensitivenessinsensitivityinsolenceintricacyinurednessirrepentancejammednessknottinesslaboriousnesslastingnessleatherlikenessmercilessnessnonrepentance
Noun(11 words)
durityfirmnessharshnessinclemencyindentation resistanceindurationinflexibilityinsensibilityintractabilityion concentrationmineral content
Adjective(1 words)
hard substance
Related words (97)
obduracyobduratenessobstinacyonerousnessoppressivenessorthodoxyphilistinismpitilessnessprecisianismprofoundnessprofunditypurismpuritanismreconditenessrelative densityrelentlessnessremorselessnessresistancerhinoceros hiderigidity
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rigidnessrigorrigorousnessropinessroughnessruggednessruthlessnessseared conscienceseverityshort shriftsoliditysolidnesssoundnessspecific gravityspissitudestabilitystaminastaunchnesssternnessstiffnessstoninessstoutnessstrengthstrenuousnessstringencystringinessstubbornnesssturdinesstempertenacitytender merciesthick skinthicknesstoilsomenesstoughnesstroublesomenessunabjectnessunbendingnessunbreakabilityunbreakablenessuncompassionatenessuncompromisingnessuncontritenessunfeelingunfeelingnessunforgivingnessungentlenessunmercifulnessunnaturalnessunrelentingnessunremorsefulnessunresponsivenessunsympatheticnessunyieldingnessvicissitudevigorviscidityviscosityviscousnessvitality
Noun(17 words)
renitencerenitencyrigidityrigorrigorousnessrigourrigourousnessruggednessscratch resistanceseverenessseveritysurface hardnesstask difficultytempertempersunfeelingnesswater mineralization
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17 entriesaqueous propertybodychemical propertyconsistenceconsistencydifficultnessdifficultyinsensitivenessinsensitivitymaterial propertymechanical propertyphysical propertyqualitysternnessstrictnesssubstance
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7 entriesBrinell hardnessMohs scaleRockwell hardnessVickers hardnesscarbonate hardnesspermanent hardnesstemporary hardness
Collocations
6 entrieshardness increasehardness measurementhardness scalehardness testsurface hardnesswater hardness
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1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The hardness of diamond is 10.
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One of the qualities of steel is hardness.
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The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.
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