Hyphenation of harshness

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word harshness? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

harsh-ness

Definitions of harshness:

1.	The roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
2.	The quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
3.	The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
4.	Excessive sternness Severity of character The harshness of his punishment was inhuman The rigors of boot camp

Synonyms of harshness:

noun	abrasiveness, scratchiness, roughness
noun	roughness, timbre, timber, quality, tone
noun	cruelty, cruelness, malevolence, malevolency, malice
noun	severity, rigor, rigour, inclemency, hardness, stiffness, sternness, strictness

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