Hardness and Laxness

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Hardness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).

Usage example: the aunt's hardness gradually crumbled under the influence of the little orphan's endearing ways

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Laxness is an antonym for hardness.

Nearby Words: hard, harden

Laxness noun - Failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes.

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Hardness is an antonym for laxness.

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Laxness and Hardness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardness/laxness

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