Harshness
Harshness noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Truculence and harshness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Truculence" instead a noun "Harshness".
Truculence
Truculence noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: beneath his suave, polished exterior lay the truculence of a common street thug
Harshness and truculence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harshness" instead a noun "Truculence".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and harshness
- brutality and truculence
- savagery and harshness
- savagery and truculence
- severity and harshness
- severity and truculence
- hostility and harshness
- hostility and truculence
- roughness and harshness
- roughness and truculence
- fierceness and harshness
- fierceness and truculence
- bitterness and harshness
- bitterness and truculence
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