hardness
Definitions
Noun
- The property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on mohs scale
- A quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering
- Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
- The quality of being difficult to do
- Excessive sternness
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "hardness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happiness | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | helpless | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | humorous | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | harmless | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | hazardous | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | holiness | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | harshness | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | heartless | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | hoarseness | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | hubris | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | hairiness | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | harkless | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | harkness | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | hartless | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hartness | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hattusas | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hellacious | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | hillegass | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | horatius | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | hornless | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | humerous | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | humerus | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hardness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hardest | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | harness | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | badness | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | sadness | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | harnessed | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | madness | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | tardiness | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | sharpness | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | harshness | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | hartness | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | harkness | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | harnesses | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | hardeners | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | hairiness | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | redness | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | parness | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | harless | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | harders | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | hardens | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | fadness | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "hardness" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hardness".
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Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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