136 entries under harshness topic. ×
| hardship(noun, abuse, misery, suffering, cruelty) | |
| sharpness(noun, force, attack, power, passion) | |
| acuteness(noun, force, attack, power, passion) | |
| plainness(noun, ease, simplicity, dullness, facility) | |
| rigidity(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness) | |
| seriousness(noun, concern, importance, gravity) | |
| simplicity(noun, ease, dullness, facility) | |
| roughness(noun, force, attack, power, disorder) | |
| starkness(noun, simplicity, crudeness, plainness) | |
| asceticism(noun, simplicity, dullness, strictness) | |
| bitterness(noun, sharpness, acerbity, acidity) | |
| inflexibility(noun, firmness, conformity, strictness) | |
| malignity(noun, violence, torture, cruelty, coarseness) | |
| meticulousness(noun, conformity, strictness, fastidiousness) | |
| preciseness(noun, conformity, strictness, fastidiousness) | |
| toughness(noun, power, easy, difficulty, condition) | |
| acerbity(noun, force, passion, energy, rise) | |
| bleakness | |
| brusqueness(noun, power, violence, sharpness) | |
| gruffness(noun, sharpness) |
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