hardness

Word parts

hard + -ness

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: härdʹnəs, IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑrdnəs/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑːdnəs/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: hard‧ness

Noun

Singular hardness

Plural none

1. Hardness is the state or quality of being hard.