Harshness Definition

noun

The quality of being harsh.

1891 And yet these harshnesses are tenderness itself when compared with the universal harshness out of which they grow; the harshness of the position towards the temperament, of the means towards the aims, of to-day towards yesterday, of hereafter towards to-day. Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Part 6.
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Noun

Singular:
harshness
Plural:
harshnesses

Origin of Harshness

  • harsh +-ness

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Harshness Sentence Examples

  • But the harshness certainly reflects a characteristic attitude of mind.

  • Why did they not seem inflicted by the harshness his people knew?

  • In the middle notes of the musical register the maximum harshness occurs when the beats are about 30.

  • As crown lawyer his treatment of the accused was marked by more than the harshness and violence common in his time; and the fame of the victim has caused his behaviour in the trial of Raleigh to be lastingly remembered against him.

  • His bishops were already becoming odious to his nobles; his prorogation of General Assemblies continued, and the brothers Melville, called to England, were treated with unconstitutional harshness.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAR

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