Another word for hardness

Reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress

• fastness

  1. The condition or quality of being fast, especially:
  2. The ability of a dye to withstand fading
  3. Firmness; security.

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  1. The condition or quality of being fast, especially:
  2. The ability of a dye to withstand fading
  3. Firmness; security.

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• firmness

  1. The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

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  1. The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

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• security

  1. A group or department of private guards:
  2. Measures adopted, as by a business or homeowner, to prevent a crime such as burglary or assault:
  3. Measures adopted to prevent escape:

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  1. A group or department of private guards:
  2. Measures adopted, as by a business or homeowner, to prevent a crime such as burglary or assault:
  3. Measures adopted to prevent escape:

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• soundness

  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being sound.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being sound.
  3. (Logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is a theorem then it must also be valid. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever is true, then must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.

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  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being sound.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being sound.
  3. (Logic) The property of a logical theory that whenever a wff is a theorem then it must also be valid. Symbolically, letting T represent a theory within logic L, this can be represented as the property that whenever is true, then must also be true, for any wff φ of logic L.

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• stability

  1. Resistance to change, deterioration, or displacement.
  2. The capacity of an object to return to equilibrium or to its original position after having been displaced
  3. The ability of an object, such as a ship or aircraft, to maintain equilibrium or resume its original, upright position after displacement, as by the sea or strong winds.

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  1. Resistance to change, deterioration, or displacement.
  2. The capacity of an object to return to equilibrium or to its original position after having been displaced
  3. The ability of an object, such as a ship or aircraft, to maintain equilibrium or resume its original, upright position after displacement, as by the sea or strong winds.

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• stableness

  1. The quality or state of being stable, or firmly established; stability.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. The quality or state of being stable, or firmly established; stability.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• steadiness

  1. The state of being steady
  2. The degree of stability

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  1. The state of being steady
  2. The degree of stability

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• strength

  1. A source of strength or support
  2. Operative effectiveness or potency:
  3. Cogency or persuasiveness:

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  1. A source of strength or support
  2. Operative effectiveness or potency:
  3. Cogency or persuasiveness:

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• sturdiness

  1. The state or quality of being sturdy.

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  1. The state or quality of being sturdy.

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• sureness

  1. (Uncountable) The property of being sure, certainty.
  2. (Uncountable) The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability.

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  1. (Uncountable) The property of being sure, certainty.
  2. (Uncountable) The property of being sure, deft, confident of ability.

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The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing

• austerity

  1. An austere habit or practice.
  2. An austere act, habit, practice, or manner
  3. Severe and rigid economy:

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  1. An austere habit or practice.
  2. An austere act, habit, practice, or manner
  3. Severe and rigid economy:

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• harshness

  1. The quality of being harsh.

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  1. The quality of being harsh.

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• rigidity

  1. The quality or state of being rigid.
  2. In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
  3. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

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  1. The quality or state of being rigid.
  2. In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
  3. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

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• rigor

  1. Strictness or severity, as in action or judgment:
  2. (Medicine) Shivering or trembling, as caused by a chill.
  3. Harshness or severity

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  1. Strictness or severity, as in action or judgment:
  2. (Medicine) Shivering or trembling, as caused by a chill.
  3. Harshness or severity

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• rigorousness

  1. The property of being rigorous, strictness.

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  1. The property of being rigorous, strictness.

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• severity

  1. The quality or condition of being severe
  2. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.
  3. Strictness; harshness

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  1. The quality or condition of being severe
  2. The act or an instance of severe behavior, especially punishment.
  3. Strictness; harshness

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• sternness

  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being stern.

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  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being stern.

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• strictness

  1. (Countable) The result or product of being strict.
  2. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.

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  1. (Countable) The result or product of being strict.
  2. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.

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• stringency

  1. A scarcity of money or credit
  2. A rigorous imposition of standards
  3. The quality or state of being stringent; strictness; severity

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  1. A scarcity of money or credit
  2. A rigorous imposition of standards
  3. The quality or state of being stringent; strictness; severity

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• toughness

  1. (Uncountable) The state of being tough
  2. (Physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed
  3. A formidable difficulty

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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being tough
  2. (Physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed
  3. A formidable difficulty

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