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It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness.
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Meaning of "harshness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARSHNESS

harshness  [ˈhɑːʃnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARSHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Harshness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARSHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Harshness

Harshness, in music information retrieval, is a Non-Contextual Low-Level Audio Descriptors that represents one dimension of the multi-dimensional psychoacoustic feature called as musical timbre. Classical timbre’ NLDs are roughness, spectral centroid, and spectral flux. While harmonicity and inharmonicity can also be considered NLDs, harshness differs from them, as well as from roughness, once it reckons for a distinguished perceptual audio feature expressed by the summary spectral periodicity. This feature is especially clear in single-pitch, single-note, musical audio, where the timbre of two different musical instruments can greatly differ in levels of harshness. As it is supposed to be, harshness is independent of all others NLDs.

Definition of harshness in the English dictionary

The definition of harshness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being stern, severe, or cruel. Other definition of harshness is the quality or state of being rough or grating to the senses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARSHNESS


boorishness
ˈbʊərɪʃnɪs
brashness
ˈbræʃnɪs
Britishness
ˈbrɪtɪʃnɪs
childishness
ˈtʃaɪldɪʃnɪs
feverishness
ˈfiːvərɪʃnɪs
foolishness
ˈfuːlɪʃnɪs
foppishness
ˈfɒpɪʃnɪs
freshness
ˈfreʃnɪs
garishness
ˈɡɛərɪʃnɪs
lavishness
ˈlævɪʃnɪs
lushness
ˈlʌʃnɪs
muchness
ˈmʌtʃnɪs
prudishness
ˈpruːdɪʃnɪs
rashness
ˈræʃnɪs
selfishness
ˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs
sluggishness
ˈslʌɡɪʃnɪs
snobbishness
ˈsnɒbɪʃnɪs
squeamishness
ˈskwiːmɪʃnɪs
stylishness
ˈstaɪlɪʃnɪs
unselfishness
ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARSHNESS

harrow
harrower
harrowing
harrowingly
harrowment
harrumph
harry
Harry Hotspur
harsh
harshen
harshly
harslet
hart
hart´s-tongue
hartal
hartbeest
Harte
hartebeest

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARSHNESS

bearishness
bluishness
bookishness
brackishness
bullishness
business
Caithness
Englishness
greenishness
highness
Jewishness
much of a muchness
plushness
reddishness
richness
roughness
Royal Highness
smoothness
suchness
thoroughness
toughness

Synonyms and antonyms of harshness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HARSHNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «harshness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of harshness

Translation of «harshness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARSHNESS

Find out the translation of harshness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of harshness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harshness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

残酷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dureza
570 millions of speakers

English

harshness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कठोरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قسوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dureza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুঢ়তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dureté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekasaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Härte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厳しさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거친
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Harshness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कठोरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sertlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

durezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

surowość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asprime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραχύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strengheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårdhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

strenghet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of harshness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARSHNESS»

The term «harshness» is regularly used and occupies the 64.232 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARSHNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «harshness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «harshness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about harshness

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7 QUOTES WITH «HARSHNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word harshness.
1
Bruno Bauer
His very chains helped to deceive him about the harshness of his service.
2
Henry Bonilla
The harshness and choice of words can cut deeply. Republicans need to show compassion and to be reasonable when talking to any ethnic group.
3
Mahmoud Darwish
Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
4
Jefferson Davis
Every one must understand that, whatever be the evil of slavery, it is not increased by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that it is in proportion to its sparseness that it becomes less objectionable. Wherever there is an immediate connexion between the master and slave, whatever there is of harshness in the system is diminished.
5
Patty Griffin
Along the way, I've had different advice from different music producers. I've been told to tone it down, that the quiet parts of my voice are appealing and there's harshness to the loud part of my voice.
6
Flannery O'Connor
Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
7
Sloan Wilson
It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARSHNESS»

Discover the use of harshness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harshness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Maternal Harshness and the Mother-child Relationship in the ...
Both harsh parenting and insecure attachment have been identified as potential risks for behavior problems in young children.
Elizabeth Clare Holt, 2007
2
Basic Civil Engineering
Harshness : Harshness is defined as the resistance offered by the freshly laid concrete to surface finishing. Harshness of concrete may be due to (i) in sufficient quantity , of water (ii) lesser quantity of fines, (iii) use of poorly graded aggregates  ...
Dr. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, 2003
3
Harsh Justice: Criminal Punishment and the Widening Divide ...
The fourth measure of harshness in criminalization is also one that permits its own peculiar form of mercy. This fourth measure has to do with the rigidity of the doctrines of the law. Some systems have relatively flexible doctrines of liability, ...
James Q. Whitman, 2003
4
Vehicle Noise and Vibration
Y LEE and F KOCER Visteon Corporation, Dearborn, Michigan, USA ABSTRACT Driveline NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) has always been a critical issue in overall vehicle NVH design. For years, numerous efforts have been made in ...
PEP (Professional Engineering Publishers), 2002
5
Automotive Suspension and Steering Systems
Diagnosis of Ride Harshness When diagnosing a ride harshness condition, check these measurements and components. 1. curb riding height — insufficient curb riding height causes ride harshness. 2. excessive vehicle load 3. worn shock ...
Don Knowles, 2002
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Metabolic Ecology: A Scaling Approach
1996). 12.7 DIMENSION 3: PHYSIOLOGICAL HARSHNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS Physiological harshness of the environment greatly influences the metabolic rates of cells. Physiologically harsh environments are prevalent.
Richard M. Sibly, James H. Brown, Astrid Kodric-Brown, 2012
7
Stress-free Performance Appraisals: Turn Your Most Painful ...
Harshness. Error. One rater may tend to be lenient or tougher with employees; several raters may all have different value systems. When appraisals apply words like “adequate” and “good,” standards might not be defined clearly enough to ...
Sharon Armstrong, Madelyn Appelbaum, 2003
8
Chassis Handbook: Fundamentals, Driving Dynamics, ...
5-1: Oscillation frequency ranges associated with the terms noise, vibration, and harshness [1] 5.1 Fundamentals: NVH and the Human Body In addition to measuring and analyzing the various oscillations and their sources, the effects of these ...
Bernd Heißing, Metin Ersoy, 2010
9
The Passion of Meter: A Study of Wordsworth's Metrical Art
The Critical Review of July 1793, for example, comments on the "obscurity" of An Evening Walk, which it said was "increased by a harshness in the construction and the versification." A month later, the same review notes of Descriptive ...
Brennan O'Donnell, 1995
10
American Passages: A History of the United States
(See Picturing the Past: The Harshness of Farm Life.) With little wood available, shelter often consisted of a sod house made of bricks of dirt or dried sod. When it rained, the house became a mixture of mud and straw. To keep warm in the ...
Edward L. Ayers, Lewis L. Gould, David M. Oshinsky, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARSHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harshness is used in the context of the following news items.
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#ThisIsACoup voices anger over Europe's Greek bailout terms
... social media, where the hashtag #ThisIsACoup trended on Twitter. Many users globally are complaining about creditors' seeming harshness ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
2
Release the Death Statistics on Benefit Cuts to Show Their Full …
... Mr Duncan Smith's attempt to keep the death stats a dark secret will be a win for David over Goliath - and a win for humanity over harshness. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
3
Review: Stealing games a holiday treat | Stuff.co.nz
Everything from the harshness of the world of big business to the lengths one might go to keep up with one's friends. It begins with four school ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Riddell: Businesses beware 'the diversity trap' | SkyHiDailyNews.com
Given the harshness of the marketplace, successful companies know that to make progress in a turbulent sea of competition, they have to have ... «Sky Hi Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Vietnamese youth apologise for SA's decline in rhino | The Citizen
... in the beauty and harshness of the African bush during five-day wilderness trails in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. «The Citizen, Jul 15»
6
George Osborne in bid to block EU from using British taxpayers …
Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest at the harshness of the deal. The Germans “could not do it with tanks so now they try it ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
White House Infographics Barrage on Iran Deal - US & Canada …
... the deal as "a stunning historic mistake," while leading Republicans lined up to criticize the agreement with varying degrees of harshness. «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
8
Digital Prototyping a Mercedes - HPCwire
... and harshness) CAE & Vehicle Concepts, Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. Kohler presented a fascinating overview of the evolution of the ... «HPCwire, Jul 15»
9
'Nach Baliye 7' Couple Upen Patel-Karishma Tanna to Get Married …
It was also being written how the model-turned-actor's harshness made a unit member leave her job. However, since none of the two have ever ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
10
Netanyahu and AIPAC Vow to Undermine Iran Nuclear Agreement
It supports wars of aggression and occupation harshness. Netanyahu is an unindicted war criminal – a hate-mongering racist heading Israel's ... «RINF Alternative News, Jul 15»

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