| Main Entry: |
roughness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the quality of being rough in conduct |
| Synonyms: | brusqueness, coarseness, crudeness, gruffness, hardness, harshness, roughhouse, rudeness, severity |
| Antonyms: | courtesy, gentility, kindness, politeness |
| Main Entry: | rigidity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | rigorousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | stableness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stability |
| Synonyms: | adherence, aplomb, assurance, backbone*, balance, cohesion, constancy, dependability, determination, durability, endurance, establishment, fastness, firmness, hardness, immobility, immovability, maturity, permanence, perseverance, resoluteness, security, solidity, solidness, soundness, steadfastness, steadiness, strength, sturdiness, substantiality, support, sureness, toughness |
| Main Entry: | steadiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stability |
| Synonyms: | adherence, aplomb, assurance, backbone*, balance, cohesion, constancy, dependability, determination, durability, endurance, establishment, fastness, firmness, hardness, immobility, immovability, maturity, permanence, perseverance, resoluteness, security, solidity, solidness, soundness, stableness, steadfastness, strength, sturdiness, substantiality, support, sureness, toughness |
| Main Entry: | sternness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, strictness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | strictness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | stringency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, strictness, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | sturdiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stability |
| Synonyms: | adherence, aplomb, assurance, backbone*, balance, cohesion, constancy, dependability, determination, durability, endurance, establishment, fastness, firmness, hardness, immobility, immovability, maturity, permanence, perseverance, resoluteness, security, solidity, solidness, soundness, stableness, steadfastness, steadiness, strength, substantiality, support, sureness, toughness |