the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

[ Syn: abrasiveness , scratchiness ]

the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses

[ Syn: roughness ]

the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

[ Syn: cruelty , cruelness ]

excessive sternness; severity of character; the harshness of his punishment was inhuman; the rigors of boot camp

[ Syn: severity , severeness , rigor , rigour , rigorousness , rigourousness , inclemency , hardness , stiffness ]