Harshness
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
polysemousWordset Dictionary
Senses
Wordset Dictionary
excessive sternness
Wordset Dictionary
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Wordset Dictionary
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- abrasivenesscrueltyroughnessscratchinessseverity
- possessive
- Harshness's
- pluralpossessive
- Harshnesses'