harshness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: harshness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for harshness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harshness n the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions [syn: harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness] the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses Synonym(s): harshness, roughness the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance Synonym(s): cruelty, cruelness, harshness excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" Synonym(s): severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Harshness \Harsh"ness\, n. The quality or state of being harsh. O, she is Ten times more gentle than her father 's crabbed, And he's composed of harshness. --Shak. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offense, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. --Pope. Syn: Acrimony; roughness; sternness; asperity; tartness. See {Acrimony}.