Harshness
Harshness noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Heartlessness and harshness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heartlessness" instead a noun "Harshness".
Heartlessness
Heartlessness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the gung ho heartlessness with which the secret police tortured prisoners was beyond belief
Harshness and heartlessness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harshness" instead a noun "Heartlessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and harshness
- brutality and heartlessness
- savagery and harshness
- savagery and heartlessness
- severity and harshness
- severity and heartlessness
- coldness and harshness
- coldness and heartlessness
- hardness and harshness
- hardness and heartlessness
- inflexibility and harshness
- inflexibility and heartlessness
- rigidity and harshness
- rigidity and heartlessness
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Heartlessness and Harshness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harshness/heartlessness
Harshness & Heartlessness. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/harshness/heartlessness>.
Heartlessness or Harshness. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harshness/heartlessness.
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