harshness

Meanings

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
• the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
• excessive sternness;
• "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"

Synonyms

• abrasiveness
• scratchiness
• roughness
• cruelty
• cruelness
• severity
• severeness
• rigor
• rigour
• rigorousness
• rigourousness
• inclemency
• hardness
• stiffness

Scrabble Score: 15

harshness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

harshness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

harshness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

harshness is a valid Words With Friends word

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