Harshness

Harsh´ness

O, she is
Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed,
And he's composed of harshness.

- Shak.

'Tis not enough no harshness gives offense,
The sound must seem an echo to the sense.

- Pope.

Noun	1.	harshness - the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions Synonyms: abrasiveness, scratchiness
	2.	harshness - harsh or rough to the ear Synonyms: roughness
	3.	harshness - the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance Synonyms: cruelness, cruelty
	4.	harshness - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" Synonyms: inclemency, rigor, rigour, severity, stiffness, hardness

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