Hyphenation of hardness

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word hardness? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hard-ness

Definitions of hardness:

1.
The property of being rigid and resistant to pressure
Not easily scratched Measured on Mohs scale
2.
A quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
The costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present
3.
Devoid of passion or feeling
Hardheartedness
4.
The quality of being difficult to do
He assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness The ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail
5.
Excessive sternness
Severity of character The harshness of his punishment was inhuman The rigors of boot camp

Synonyms of hardness:

noun consistency, consistence, body
noun unfeelingness, callousness, insensibility, insensitivity, insensitiveness
noun difficulty, difficultness
noun severity, harshness, rigor, rigour, inclemency, stiffness, sternness, strictness

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