Definition of harshnesses

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  • harshnesses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • harshnesses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • harshnesses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of harshnesses

  • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. roughness
  • excessive sternness (noun)

    Examples

    1. the harshness of his punishment was inhuman

    Synonyms

    1. hardness
    2. inclemency
    3. rigor
    4. rigorousness
    5. rigour
    6. rigourousness
    7. severeness
    8. severity
    9. stiffness
  • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cruelness
    2. cruelty
  • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. abrasiveness
    2. scratchiness

See definition of harshnesses in Merriam Webster