1. (noun) cogency, validity, rigor, rigour
the quality of being valid and rigorous
Synonyms: cogency, severeness, rigor, robustness, hardiness, harshness, hardness, asperity, stiffness, validness, inclemency, hardship, rigorousness, lustiness, grimness, severity, rigourousness, rigour, validity
2. (noun) asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness
something hard to endure
Synonyms: hardness, cogency, hard knocks, severeness, rigor, austereness, harshness, gruesomeness, asperity, luridness, rigour, stiffness, inclemency, badness, adversity, hardship, rigorousness, sharpness, grimness, severity, rigourousness, ghastliness, validity
3. (noun) severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
excessive sternness
Synonyms: insensibility, ruggedness, callosity, grimness, awkwardness, severeness, rigor, unfeelingness, austereness, harshness, hardness, asperity, stiffness, callousness, scratchiness, roughness, cogency, gracelessness, inclemency, inclementness, badness, bad weather, hardship, rigorousness, cruelty, cruelness, clumsiness, abrasiveness, severity, rigourousness, rigour, validity
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