eng: hardness

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Meaning
means	(noun) the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale hardness
means	(noun) a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering; "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present" hardness
means	(noun) devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness hardness, insensibility, callousness, unfeelingness, callosity
means	(noun) the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail" ruggedness, hardness
means	(noun) excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" rigourousness, rigorousness, harshness, stiffness, rigour, severeness, rigor, severity, inclemency, hardness