harshness
Plural: harshnesses
Noun
- 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"
- The quality of being harsh.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English harsknes; equivalent to harsh + -ness.
Synonyms
abrasiveness, cruelness, cruelty, hardness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, roughness, scratchiness, severeness, severity, stiffness
Scrabble Score: 15
harshness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordharshness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
harshness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary