82 entries under harshness topic. ×

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severity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
14
sternness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
13
asceticism(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
13
strictness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
12
stringency(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
11
economy(noun, decrease, care, restraint, caution)
11
hardness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
11
simplicity(noun, simplicity, dullness, severity, purity)
10
acerbity(noun, discipline, firmness, severity)
9
plainness(noun, simplicity, dullness, severity, purity)
9
rigidity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
9
rigor(noun, trouble, easy, condition, want)
8
starkness(noun, simplicity, severity, purity)
6
baldness(noun, simplicity, severity, plainness)
6
bareness(noun, simplicity, severity, purity)
6
grimness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity)
6
hardship(noun, burden, lack, severity, adversity)
6
spareness(noun, simplicity, severity, plainness)
5
meticulousness(noun, severity, conformity, strictness)
5
rigorousness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
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