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hardness meaning in Sanskrit

कठिनता kaṭhinatā

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hardness in Sanskrit: कठिनता (kaṭhinatā), कठिनत्व (kaṭhinatva), रूक्ष (rūkṣá), स्थिरता (sthiratā). In English, hardness means the quality of being hard.

Sanskrit words for hardness

hardness, firmness, harshness, severity
कठिनता kaṭhinatā, कठिनत्व kaṭhinatva
hardness, harshness
रूक्ष rūkṣá
hardness
स्थिरता sthiratā

English meaning of hardness

  1. noun The quality of being hard.
  2. noun An instance of this quality; hardship.
  3. noun The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm).
  4. noun The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material.

Full definition of hardness

hardness in a sentence

  • The hardness of the material was high.

Synonyms of hardness

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Questions about hardness in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of hardness in Sanskrit?
Hardness in Sanskrit is कठिनता (kaṭhinatā), कठिनत्व (kaṭhinatva), रूक्ष (rūkṣá), स्थिरता (sthiratā).
hardness इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Hardness: कठिनता (kaṭhinatā), कठिनत्व (kaṭhinatva), रूक्ष (rūkṣá), स्थिरता (sthiratā).
What does hardness mean in English?
Hardness means the quality of being hard.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “hardness”: कठिनता, कठिनत्व, रूक्ष, स्थिरता. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hardness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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