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harshnesses

harshnesses is the plural of harshness.

Meaning of harshness

Noun

harshness (countable and uncountable, plural harshnesses)

  1. The quality of being harsh.
    • 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.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, part 6

Questions about harshnesses

What is harshnesses the plural of?
Harshnesses is the plural of harshness.

Words near harshnesses in the dictionary

  1. harshliest
  2. harshly
  3. Harshman
  4. Harshmans
  5. harshness
  6. harshnesses
  7. harslet
  8. harslets
  9. Harsley
  10. harstigite
  11. Harston

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