Hardness

Hardness
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Hardness->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ hardness
hardness
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ rigidity
rigidity
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ renitence
renitence
renitency
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ inflexibility
inflexibility
temper
callosity
durity
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ induration
induration
petrifaction
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ lapidification
lapidification
lapidescence
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ vitrification
vitrification
ossification
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ crystallization
crystallization
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ stone
stone
pebble
flint
marble
rock
fossil
crag
crystal
quartz
granite
adamant
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ bone
bone
cartilage
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ hardware
hardware
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ heart of oak
heart of oak
block
board
deal board
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ iron
iron
steel
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ cast iron
cast iron
decarbonized iron
wrought iron
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ nail
nail
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ brick
brick
concrete
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ cement
cement
PARAG:Hardness->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ render hard
render hard
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ harden
harden
stiffen
indurate
petrify
temper
ossify
vitrify
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ accrust
accrust
PARAG:Hardness->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ hard
hard
rigid
stubborn
stiff
firm
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ starch
starch
starched
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ stark
stark
unbending
unlimber
unyielding
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ inflexible
inflexible
tense
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ indurate
indurate
indurated
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ gritty
gritty
proof
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ adamant
adamant
adamantine
adamantean
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ concrete
concrete
stony
granitic
calculous
lithic
vitreous
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ horny
horny
corneous
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ bony
bony
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ osseous
osseous
ossific
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ cartilaginous
cartilaginous
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ hard as a rock
hard as a rock
&c.->N.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ stiff as buckram
stiff as buckram
stiff as a poker

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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