Härte — meaning in English

English meaning

• austerity noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
• hardness noun The quality of being physically hard or resistant to scratching, cutting, or denting.
• hardship noun A period of severe difficulty, suffering, or lack; hard times.
• severity noun The quality of being harsh, strict, or extreme.

Senses

Härte is used for these senses in English:

• austerity Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
• hardness The quality of being hard.
• severity The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.
• sternness (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.

austerity — full definition

1. noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
2. noun A government policy of cutting spending or raising taxes to reduce a deficit.

hardness — full definition

1. noun The quality of being physically hard or resistant to scratching, cutting, or denting.
2. noun The amount of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, in water.

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