Hardness
Hardness noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Impassiveness and hardness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impassiveness" instead a noun "Hardness".
Impassiveness
Impassiveness noun - A lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness.
Usage example: the child's inexplicable impassiveness, after all he'd been through, was a source of concern for his relatives
Hardness and impassiveness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardness" instead a noun "Impassiveness".
Mutual synonyms
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Impassiveness and Hardness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardness/impassiveness
Hardness & Impassiveness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardness/impassiveness>.
Impassiveness or Hardness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardness/impassiveness.
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