82 entries under harshness topic. ×

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sharpness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity)
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stiffness(noun, firmness, severity, conformity)
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abstemiousness(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
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inclemency(noun, severity, conformity, strictness)
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roughness(noun, difficulty, firmness, severity)
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solemnity(noun, severity, strictness, sternness)
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toughness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
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bleakness(noun, severity, drabness)
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exactness(noun, simplicity, severity, purity)
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inflexibility(noun, firmness, severity, conformity)
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preciseness(noun, severity, conformity, strictness)
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obduracy(noun, severity, conformity, strictness)
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primitiveness(noun, severity, plainness, starkness)
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privation(noun, trouble, difficulty, lack, torment)
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affliction(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, lack)
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brutality(noun, sternness)
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cruelty(noun, discipline, firmness, severity)
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danger(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty, want)
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difficulty(noun, trouble, discipline, lack, torment)
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dourness(noun, severity, plainness, starkness)
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