hardness
noun
the state or quality of being hard.
hardnesses
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pluralof hardness.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mineral lattices have important implications for mineral properties, as exemplified by the relative hardnesses of diamond and graphite.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The rest, though they are not free from certain hardnesses, have a pathos and greatness in their simplicity, sufficient to endear the legitimate Sonnet to every Reader of just taste.
From Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace by Anna Seward
She told it in her own way with characteristic blindnesses and hardnesses, but the truth of it was this.
From The History of David Grieve by Mrs. Humphry Ward
She had her full share of difficulties, hardnesses, disappointments, and physical weakness; but, whatever her feelings were, she rose above them, and went on with her work.
From The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" by Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter
No doubt, then, the hardnesses and difficulties of any one's lot are part of the divine ordering for the best growth of the person's life.
From Making the Most of Life by J. R. (James Russell) Miller
