| starkness(noun, simplicity, harshness, crudeness, plainness) |
| virulence(noun, sharpness, acerbity, acidity, mordancy) |
| asceticism(noun, simplicity, dullness, harshness, strictness) |
| bitterness(noun, sharpness, harshness, acerbity, acidity) |
| inflexibility(noun, firmness, harshness, conformity, strictness) |
| malignity(noun, violence, torture, cruelty, coarseness) |
| meticulousness(noun, harshness, conformity, strictness, fastidiousness) |
| oppression(noun, misery, hardship, cruelty, subjection) |
| preciseness(noun, harshness, conformity, strictness, fastidiousness) |
| toughness(noun, power, easy, difficulty, condition) |
| acerbity(noun, force, passion, energy, rise) |
| badness |
| bleakness(noun, harshness) |
| brusqueness(noun, power, violence, sharpness, harshness) |
| causticity(noun, sharpness, acerbity, acidity, mordancy) |
| discipline(noun, strictness) |
| ferociousness(noun, force, strong, power, passion) |
| gruffness(noun, sharpness, harshness) |
| keenness(noun, force, power, passion, strength) |
| pitilessness(noun, cruelty, harshness, unkindness, callousness) |