- hardness
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)SolidityNouns1. hardness, rigidity, inflexibility, temper, callosity; toughness; petrification, lapidification, lapidescence; vitrification, ossification; crystallization. See density, strength.2. (measurement of hardness) Mohs' scale: talc, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, feldspar, quartz, topaz, sapphire, diamond.3. horn, callus, flint, marble, rock, crag (see land), crystal, granite, adamant, iron, steel; brick; concrete. Informal, Irish confetti. See inorganic matter.Verbs — harden, stiffen, petrify, temper, anneal, ossify, vitrify; callous; set, congeal, concretize; bake.Adjectives — hard, rigid, stubborn, stiff, firm; starch[ed]; stark, unbending, unlimber, unyielding; inflexible, tense; proof; diamondlike, diamantine, adamant[ine]; concrete, stony, marble, granitic, vitreous; horny, callous[ed], corneous; bony, osseous; tempered, annealed.II(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress: fastness, firmness, security, soundness, stability, stableness, steadiness, strength, sturdiness, sureness. See BETTER, CHANGE, CONTINUE. 2. The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness. See EASY.
English dictionary for students. 2013.