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Harshness meaning

The quality of being harsh.

Synonyms of Harshness

Using Harshness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being harsh.
  • Useful related words include: roughness, rigour, rigor, severeness.
  • In the example corpus, harshness often appears in combinations such as: the harshness, harshness of, harshness to.

Context around Harshness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Harshness

  • In this selection, "harshness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, smoke, anticipated and towards stand out and add context to how "harshness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include to the harshness of the and balances the harshness of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "harshness" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with harshness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The environment is dynamic in its harshness. (7 words)

Derounian’s harshness anticipated the public reaction to Van Doren’s confession. (12 words)

Acidic tobacco additives such as levulinic acid are used as "smoothing" agents to reduce smoke harshness. (16 words)

His first diplomatic mission on behalf of the city, in September 1642, was to the court of the Elector of Saxony at Dresden to seek some mitigation of the harshness with which the Saxon military commander treated Magdeburg. (38 words)

And these flashes irradiate particular dancers: a harshness in the lucid Michael Novak; a roiling distress in Heather McGinley; a soft explosiveness in Alex Clayton, who joined the troupe last year and is already a standout. (36 words)

I think of prisoners who, deprived of their freedom, daily feel the harshness of detention and its restrictions, lack of affection and, in more than a few cases, lack of respect for their persons. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

In this case, Oren implies that the Palestinians will experience only more harshness from an Israel that continues to drift to the right—and that they should be blamed for their own victimization.

The environment is dynamic in its harshness.

I think of prisoners who, deprived of their freedom, daily feel the harshness of detention and its restrictions, lack of affection and, in more than a few cases, lack of respect for their persons.

It's fantastic for removing stains from white towels without the harshness of chlorine bleach", Jennifer said.

The boy protagonist Eli, played by Felix Cameron, is an absolute joy, and balances the harshness of the story.

While they have historically acted similarly to other open-source Chromium browsers, many were alarmed by the harshness of its response to Microsoft, while it has played nicer with others.

Yes, there’s a harshness to our existence, but perhaps we are faced with disease, famine, war, and hatred to learn how to overcome and advance humankind.

Derounian’s harshness anticipated the public reaction to Van Doren’s confession.

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It’s been 400 years of a people who endured the harshness of enslavement and those who fought for social justice.

There is a sense of majestic rawness and harshness to this adventure that is hard to describe and even harder to evoke.

And these flashes irradiate particular dancers: a harshness in the lucid Michael Novak; a roiling distress in Heather McGinley; a soft explosiveness in Alex Clayton, who joined the troupe last year and is already a standout.

His proxy of strength in the form of harshness has only complicated the migrant issue and doesn’t speak to the basic sense of humanity.

Acidic tobacco additives such as levulinic acid are used as "smoothing" agents to reduce smoke harshness.

Art Deco period (1920–1930s) The Art Deco movement was an attempt to combine the harshness of mass production with the sensitivity of art and design.

As Sheldon Wolin puts it, "Tocqueville was aware of the harshness and bigotry of the early colonists".

As with other spirits aged in casks, tequila takes on the flavors of the wood, while the harshness of the alcohol mellows.

Brown bears are among the largest and most widespread taiga omnivores The boreal forest, or taiga, supports a relatively small range of animals due to the harshness of the climate.

Desert adaptation A young L. tridentata plant Contributing to the harshness of the germination environment above mature root systems, young creosote bushes are much more susceptible to drought stress than established plants.

Her harshness towards Paul probably stemmed as much from political distrust as from what she saw of his character.

His first diplomatic mission on behalf of the city, in September 1642, was to the court of the Elector of Saxony at Dresden to seek some mitigation of the harshness with which the Saxon military commander treated Magdeburg.

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Common combinations with harshness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "harshness" in a sentence?
An example: "In this case, Oren implies that the Palestinians will experience only more harshness from an Israel that continues to drift to the right—and that they should be blamed for their own victimization." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "harshness" from authentic English texts.
What does "harshness" mean?
Harshness means: The quality of being harsh.
What are synonyms of "harshness"?
Common synonyms of "harshness" include: roughness, rigour, rigor, severeness, severity, malice, malevolency, malevolence. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "harshness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "harshness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.