harshness
81acidity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sourness, bitterness, acridity, acidosis, acidulousness, hyperacidity, tartness, sharpness, acridness, pungency, fermentation, vinegariness, harshness, causticity, astringency, keenness. Ant. sweetness*, alkalinity,… …
82austerity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sternness, severity, strictness, harshness, asperity, hardness, grimness, stiffness, seriousness, rigidity, uncompromisingness, formality, gravity, rigor, asceticism, self denial, self discipline, abstemiousness, puritanism …
83bitterness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being bitter to the tongue] Syn. tartness, piquancy, pungency, astringency, acidity, acerbity, sourness, acridity, brackishness, brininess, sharpness, harshness. Ant. sweetness*, blandness, delectability. 2.… …
84brutality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. savageness, ruthlessness, harshness, unfeelingness; see cruelty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. viciousness, savagery, cruelty, coldness, barbarism, ferocity, inhumanity, heartlessness, brutishness, harshness. ANT.:… …
85inclemency — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bitterness; said of weather ] Syn. raininess, storminess, coldness, rawness, harshness, weather, severity, wintriness, arctic conditions, low temperature; see also rain 1 , snow 2 , storm 1 , wind 1 . 2. [Strictness] Syn.… …
86Physical Energy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Physical Energy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 energy energy physical energy force keenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intensity intensity vigor strength elasticity Sgm: N 1 go go …
87Discord — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discord >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discord discord discordance Sgm: N 1 dissonance dissonance cacophony want of harmony caterwauling Sgm: N 1 harshness harshness &c. 410 =>(Confused sounds) …
88harsh — 01. The weather in Russia s far north is extremely [harsh] in the winter time. 02. I think spanking a child is pretty [harsh] punishment for accidentally breaking a window. 03. The [harshness] of the living conditions in the work camps caused… …
89asperity — c.1200, asprete hardship, harshness of feelings, a figurative use, from O.Fr. asperité difficulty, painful situation, harsh treatment (12c., Mod.Fr. ápreté), from L. asperitatem (nom. asperitas) roughness, from asper rough, harsh, of unknown… …
90austerity — (n.) mid 14c., sternness, harshness, from O.Fr. austerite harshness, cruelty (14c.) and directly from L.L. austeritatem (nom. austeritas), from austerus (see AUSTERE (Cf. austere)). Of severe self discipline, from 1580s; hence severe simplicity… …
