hardness

CEFRC1

/ˈhɑɹdnəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being firm, solid, or difficult to break.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instance of this quality; hardship.

Examples

  • The hardness of diamond is such that it can cut glass.

  • The hardness of diamond is 10.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
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Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm).

  2. The quality of being hard.

  3. The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material.

More examples

In context

  • The hardness of the material was high.

  • Who can number the cloudes in wiſedom? or who can ſtay the bottles of heauen, / When the duſt groweeh^([sic – meaning groweth]) into hardneſſe and the clods cleaue faſt together?

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The blank of the diamond makes it useful for cutting other materials.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hardness, hardnesse, from Old English heardnes, from heard + -nes, equivalent to hard + -ness.